Celebrating Earth Day 2022
April 22, 2022, is the 52nd annual celebration of Earth Day. For the day dedicated to conserving our planet’s resources and embracing the outdoors—what are your Earth Day plans? Do…
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Creating an Outdoor Haven
With temperatures slowly increasing and Spring weather trying to settle in, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about creating your outdoor haven. What makes you happy? Lots of leafy…
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Spring Has Sprung: Let’s Garden!
Something everyone knows about me is my love of gardens and plants. My home is a leafy jungle and that’s how I like it. In Pittsburgh, I wait and plan all…
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Five Steps to Create a Tuscan Outdoor Dining Room, Revived
This week I am bringing back an old blog post because I think it sounds like the perfect way to celebrate the spring arriving. Without further ado, a revitalized version…
Read MoreBridges…All of Them
When I asked what should be highlighted this month, the answer was clear, bridges…all of them. Ancient feats of engineering have always fascinated modern society. While most surviving ancient structures…
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Nontraditional Valentines’ Day
Valentines’ Day is just about here, and a lot of people will probably be writing about it over the next few days, but what if you prefer a nontraditional valentines’…
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The History of Gazebos
The history of gazebos is a fascinating, and this article from Ffifthroom.com, written by Kathy Moran, and edited/added to slightly by myself, sums it up perfectly. This article is interesting…
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New Year’s Resolutions
This is not your average new year’s resolutions post, I promise. As another year comes to a close, and we look forward to 2022 it can be hard to know…
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Winter Has Officially Arrived
Ready or not, winter has officially arrived. Are you ready for it? If you live somewhere that gets a lot of snow, you may be looking to escape for a…
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Little Moments
The holidays are a notoriously stressful time for a lot of people, and we are all a little out of practice after taking a year off from traditional holiday gatherings…
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