http://bearathome.com/wordpress Celebrating the rustic lifestyle Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:16:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We've relaunched the website and moved the blog. Please visit us at - http://bearathome.com/rustic-home/ and don't forget to visit the shop - http://store.bearathome.com/ http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/12/28/weve-moved/ Seriously Simple Holidays -- When the joys of the season are upon us, wouldn't it be great to enjoy them for once? Best-selling author Diane Rossen Worthington offers all the secrets for entertaining with no stress, just lots of style. Essential equipment, suggestions for setting up an in-home bar, great homemade ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/11/25/seriously-simple-holidays/ The Thanksgiving Table -- For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it's a bit of a challenge. Enter The Thanksgiving Table—offering you everything you need from foolproof cooking secrets and techniques and classic and innovative recipes, to menu suggestions and simple, elegant table ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/10/25/the-thanksgiving-table/ From the National Gardening Association Good News! Gardens are powerful educational tools, providing opportunities for children to experience the natural world as they develop strong academic skills and positive attitudes toward fresh fruits and vegetables, and learn important sociological skills that enhance the quality of their lives. Says one teacher from the ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/22/support-school-gardens-contact-your-representative/ OK, let me clarify. I am not suggesting you pick Mrs. Brown’s prized begonias. What I am suggesting is that you take a look around the neighborhood to get ideas as to what works where. It is likely that you and your neighbor’s share similar soil conditions and weather patterns. ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/22/steal-from-the-neighbors/ As we head into fall, I like to break out the slow cooker.   I love being able to throw in some ingredients and go about my day, knowing there is a warm, delicious meal waiting at day's end.  I thought you might enjoy the simple recipe for BBQ ribs. 2 lbs. ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/17/simple-and-delicious-bbq-ribs-with-your-crockpot/ Chef Keith Snow from http://www.harvesteating.com demonstrates an easy way to get rid of pesky fruit flies. This is a quick and easy solution to those pesky fruit flies. http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/13/how-to-make-a-fruit-fly-trap/ Halloween Bears These Bearington Collectibles are the perfect Halloween gift for the little goblins your life.  Each bear is made with the impressive attention to detail and the dependable high quality you've come to expect from the Bearington Collection of stuffed toys. Halloween Bears http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/12/halloween-bears/ Tia Pinney shows us how to create a quick and easy compost pile.  Personally, I always like to add some worms to help the process along and their castings (fancy word for worm poop) are nutrient rich.  Everything that goes into the compost pile doesn't end up in the landfill ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/11/how-to-build-a-compost-pile/ If you don’t have a lot of space or don’t live on the ground level, don’t despair – a lush garden can still be had.  It just may need to be in the form of a potted garden. When planting in pots make sure there is plenty of drainage.  In the ... http://bearathome.com/wordpress/2009/09/10/the-potted-garden/