by Alison Moore Smith | May 5, 2013 | for Home
This post brought to you by Scotts Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. With the new religion of ecological awareness come many offshoots. In the gardening world the buzzword sustainable gardening. Indeed, I don't know what “non-sustainable gardening”...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 15, 2013 | for Home
I grew up in a home that was bug-free. Apart from the occasional errant spider—which was quickly and unceremoniously extinguished—and a fly or two that escaped the confines of the great outdoors during the frequent ins and outs of a summer barbecue, there wasn't much...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2013 | Design Your Own House, for Home
We've built three houses—two that were full custom homes we designed from the ground up. We've lived in our dream home for almost exactly two and a half years. Nothing can beat the feeling. Still, looking back at some of the photos fills me with anxiety! I'm so glad...
by Amy Lockhart | Apr 13, 2013 | for Home, for Spirit
I was visually accosted by a ginormous television screen. I mean seriously large. No matter what I did I could not get away from the power of the thing. I would have needed serious blinders, and quite possibly a blindfold, to avoid the images and messages protruding...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 8, 2013 | for Home
Today is a chilly, rainy, dreary day. But my heart is full of spring. Sam took off Friday—the last day of the local school spring break—so we could start getting the yard in order. Our to-do list included: Assemble the composter for our new square foot garden Start...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 29, 2013 | for Home
This morning I took Samson and Caleb (12 and 9) to a sports class at UVU. As usual, grandpa was in tow. When we arrived back home and pulled into the garage, I heard the smoke alarms blaring. Yes, it was the same smoke alarm system that has gone off at odd times...
