Linda Ly
Linda Ly runs the award-winning blog Garden Betty, which chronicles her adventures in the dirt and on the road. From her South Bay abode, she shares farm-to-fork recipes, raises backyard chickens, bakes bread and makes jam and still finds time to surf or snowboard or kayak or climb-depending on the season. (So many reasons to love SoCal!) She has been featured in Country Living, HGTV, and Los Angeles Times. Her first book, The CSA Cookbook, was released in March 2015 by Voyageur Press.
Sometimes the smallest of household tasks are overlooked... even those that are literally right under our noses.
Before you haul your tree outside and hope that someone picks it up, check with your local municipality.
Here's the scoop on selecting the right firewood.
Here are a few things you can do to get things back in order.
Even if you ditch the tree, wreaths and garlands can still live on for some time after the last present is opened.
The type of person who's invited to every party, who leaves at the end of the night and everyone immediately thinks, "I can't wait to see him again."
Here are three simple things that are easy to miss in the mad dash of it all, especially if it's your first time (even if it's your fiftieth time!).
Be a gracious guest and show up with something thoughtful!
It's November, and while the rest of the country is battening down the hatches on their winter gardens, Southern California is just getting started.
Some people start breaking a sweat when they think about all the work involved.
Oiling your butcher block keeps the wood supple and moisturized.
Composting is the most productive thing you can do for your garden this season.