Nikki Lynn Design

March 24, 2013

Travel

Maple Syrup Tree Tapping

Maple Syrup Tree Tapping Today, we are maple syrup tree tapping. I thought spring was supposed to be here already in the Midwest, at least the calendar states it is.  I like to see the snow...

Travel

Plum Island Lighthouse Door County

Plum Island Lighthouse Door County Plum Island Lighthouse Door County – Plum Island Lighthouse is located in Lake Michigan waters off the shores of the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin.

March 17, 2013

Gardening

DIY Straw Bale Cold Frame

Need a cold frame storage solution in a hurry? Take a page from a Hard Working Hillybilly’s book for this DIY straw bale cold frame.  He is a genious!

March 13, 2013

Flower Planting Containers/Flowers

Old Wash Tub Flower Pots

Old Wash Tub Flower Pots I use old washtub flower pots and aluminum pails that I pick up at thrift shops and at yard sales all the time. I will always purchase a few here and there...

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Soil

Composting with Worms

Composting with Worms Have you heard about composting with worms? Vermicomposting? Worm farming? It is a wonderful eco-friendly way to create nutrient-rich vermicompost.  Plus, worm tea for your soil.

March 5, 2013

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Straw Bale Garden

I am wholeheartedly committed to growing all the fresh produce that I can this growing season.  This led me on a hunt to locate ways to achieve my goal. A straw bale garden is my...

March 1, 2013

Gardening/Soil

Sharpening Your Garden Shovel

Sharpening Your Garden Shovel Spending 5 minutes of time per year sharpening your garden shovel can eliminate your backbreaking work by digging deeper and dividing painless.

February 28, 2013

Bird Recipes Crafts & Care

Bird Seed Suet Filled Egg Shell Recipe

Bird Seed Suet Filled Egg Shell Recipe Want to make a healthy treat for the birds this winter?  Try this bird seed suet filled egg shell recipe and add whatever ingredients you think your backyard...

February 8, 2013

Recipes

Drunken Gummy Bears

Drunken Gummy Bears Today’s post: drunken gummy bears. I live in Wisconsin, people! We like to drink and entertain, nuff said!!

Recipes

Blanching Garden Vegetables for Freezing

Blanching Garden Vegetables for Freezing Spending a few days during the growing season blanching garden vegetables for freezing will yield you months of the healthy add-on to your meals during the offseason.

January 17, 2013

Recipes

Vegetable Dip Dry Mix Recipe

This is one of our families favorite vegetable dip recipes.  It is easy to whip up a batch of vegetable dip dry mix recipe and then bag them into single serve small bags.

October 25, 2012

Flowers

Storing Dahlias Over Winter

Storing Dahlias Over Winter Many types of dahlias do not survive the snowy cold winters here. We have to lift them out of the dirt or purchase new ones come spring. I wrote up a...

September 20, 2012

Gardening/Lawn and Yard Care

Outdoor Decorating for Halloween

Decorating Your Yard for Halloween Decorating your yard for Halloween ? We all have that neighbor.  You know.  The one neighbor that when they do something, they go all out.  This is the house in...

September 12, 2012

Backyard Projects and Crafts/Feathered Friends Backyard Guests

Homemade Birdseed Ornaments Make Your Own

Follow the recipe for these birdseed ornaments and the next day you have a sweet treat for your birds. The ornaments would make wonderful holiday gifts for friends and family as well as wedding favors...

September 9, 2012

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Planting Horseradish Root

Planting Horseradish Root In this article I will go over basic planting horseradish root.  I’ll tell you where to obtain horseradish root, when and where to plant, and basic care for your root.