How to Write A Successful Blog

This was my best year so far in the eleven years I've been blogging. I did well because I started posting daily. Usually I have a huge spike around Halloween because of my tutorials, but the aggregate site that caused all of the yearly spikes has fallen away as the main driver of views on … Continue reading How to Write A Successful Blog

Homemade Yogurt: Is L. Gasseri, L. Reuteri or BC30 Bacillus Coagulens The Only Bacteria for Yogurt Making-The Ultimate Yogurt Guide

There are three ingredients and four steps to making your own yogurt: ultra pasturized half and half (for those of you who live outside of the United States, it's half milk/half heavy cream), a bacteria, and inulin. You add these all together and heat the mix for 36 hours. The rest of this article is … Continue reading Homemade Yogurt: Is L. Gasseri, L. Reuteri or BC30 Bacillus Coagulens The Only Bacteria for Yogurt Making-The Ultimate Yogurt Guide

A love letter to my boys

During the holiday season I reflect on the things I am grateful for. At the top of the list is my family, and more specifically: my two young sons. The following article is my love letter to my boys. I first published this in 2016 and I repost it every year. I still feel exactly … Continue reading A love letter to my boys

Leonard Cohen

Ahhhh. Another book of poetry from the late, great, Leonard Cohen. Absolutely, my favorite contemporary poet. This book is hard to get a hold of. It's not in print anymore and pristine hardcovers are hundreds of dollars. Since we are quite a ways from his passing the paperback book prices have gone down: https://amzn.to/3Y1577B I … Continue reading Leonard Cohen

How to Write A Successful Blog

My totals from 2023 back to when I started. The highest viewership year, I was picked up by a large aggregate site and I had an article published in a magazine. Interestingly, the two years before 2023 my husband was working out of state and I had exactly zero time for my blog. That aggregate … Continue reading How to Write A Successful Blog

L. Gasseri, L. Reuteri or BC30 Bacillus Coagulans Yogurt Making-The Ultimate Guide

There are three ingredients and four steps to making your own yogurt: ultra pasturized half and half (for those of you who live outside of the United States, it's half milk/half heavy cream), a bacteria, and inulin. You add these all together and heat the mix for 36 hours. The rest of this article is … Continue reading L. Gasseri, L. Reuteri or BC30 Bacillus Coagulans Yogurt Making-The Ultimate Guide

Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit

While we had plenty of rain this year for my vegetables it was a poor year for fruit. We got so much rain this year that the peaches all aborted and the limbs oozed sap trying to find a way to compensate for the deluge. My persimmon also dropped most of its fruit in response … Continue reading Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit

How to Write A Successful Blog

My totals from 2021 back to when I started. I have been writing my blog crazygreenthumbs.com for 10 years now. I have had some great experiences with it, and at this point, in April 2023, I'm at a total of approximately 338,000 views. I have been published in a monthly magazine, I have an e-book … Continue reading How to Write A Successful Blog

A love letter to my boys

During the holiday season I reflect on the things I am grateful for. At the top of the list is my family, and more specifically: my two young sons. The following article is my love letter to my boys. From the beginning through the end of every day, they are always in my thoughts. I … Continue reading A love letter to my boys

How to Write A Successful Blog

My totals from 2021 back to when I started. I have been writing my blog crazygreenthumbs.com for 9 years now. I have had some great experiences with it, and at this point, in January 2022, I'm at a total of approximately 268,000 views. I have been published in a monthly magazine, I have an e-book … Continue reading How to Write A Successful Blog

How to Write A Successful Blog

I have been writing my blog crazygreenthumbs.com for 8 years now. I have had some great experiences with it, and at this point, in June 2021, I'm at a total of approximately 209,000 views. I have been published in a monthly magazine, I have an e-book through Kindle (which is available on Amazon) and I … Continue reading How to Write A Successful Blog

A love letter to my boys

During the holiday season I reflect on the things I am grateful for. At the top of the list is my family, and more specifically: my two young sons. The following article is my love letter to my boys. From the beginning through the end of every day, they are always in my thoughts. I … Continue reading A love letter to my boys

A love letter to my boys

During the holiday season I reflect on the things I am grateful for. At the top of the list is my family, and more specifically: my two young sons. The following article is my love letter to my boys. From the beginning through the end of every day, they are always in my thoughts. I … Continue reading A love letter to my boys

Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit

While we had plenty of rain this year for my vegetables it was a poor year for fruit. We got so much rain this year that the peaches all aborted and the limbs oozed sap trying to find a way to compensate for the deluge. My persimmon also dropped most of its fruit in response … Continue reading Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit

A love letter to my boys

During the holiday season I reflect on the things I am grateful for. At the top of the list is my family, and more specifically: my two young sons. The following article is my love letter to my boys. From the beginning through the end of every day, they are always in my thoughts. I … Continue reading A love letter to my boys

Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit

While we had plenty of rain this year for my vegetables it was a poor year for fruit. We got so much rain this year that the peaches all aborted and the limbs oozed sap trying to find a way to compensate for the deluge. My persimmon also dropped most of its fruit in response … Continue reading Shrub-A-Dub-Dub What To Do With Imperfect Fruit