Guest Blogger – The Urban Homestead

STATE OF THE WINTER FRONT YARD

Posted by Treechild on March 4, 2013

A number of cold nights in January…

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WINTER'S ABUNDANCE: BLOOD ORANGES

Posted by Treechild on February 8, 2013

Sometimes nature downright astounds us—if we take a moment…

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TRANSITIONS

Posted by Treechild on February 6, 2013

Back in mid-November (yes, I’m horribly late in posting this…) the

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LANDSCAPING WONDER: AFRICAN BLUE BASIL

Posted by Treechild on October 17, 2012

One of my favorite plants that

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PRESSURE COOKER

Posted by Treechild on October 9, 2012

A cookware investment that gives…

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SOAP FROM TREES

Posted by Treechild on September 27, 2012

Over the years, a “what-if” question I’ve asked is, What if I don’t have______ or can’t obtain________? During my childhood…

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THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING…AND GIVING!

Posted by Treechild on September 18, 2012

If there were to be a vegetable mascot for the Urban Homestead project, it would be—without a question—a

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ORGANIZING THE KITCHEN (PART 1)

Posted by Treechild on September 13, 2012

One of the (fun) challenges of moving into a new house with not a lot of money is figuring out…

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TURF REMOVAL

Posted by Treechild on September 7, 2012

Before… When I moved to my new place in Pasadena, the property offered a typical Southern California St. Augustine grass front…

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PINTEREST

Posted by Treechild on September 4, 2012

I’ll admit it: I’m a big Pinterest fan! Because I signed up around the time I was in…

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