Summer Holidays
Featured Summer Holidays
Water Bottle Cozy - Crochet your own water bottle cozy to make hydrating more fun, with our free crochet pattern!
Labor Day Menu - Host a Labor Day celebration using our easy Labor Day menu and grilling recipes.
A Watermelon Basket for All Occasions - Watermelon baskets are easy to create, but look as if they were made by professional caterers.
Old Fashioned Apple Recipes 2 - Use our free recipe article and try your hand at cooking with apples, the old fashioned way!
Easy Fish Recipes - Find easy fish recipes you can fix for dinner in this article from Brenda, our old fashioned guru and recipe genius!
Watermelon Cookies - Add some fun to your summer picnic or party with these delicious and festive watermelon cookies!
Summer Holidays
Summer Harvest Tea
Before the cool weather sets in, enjoy the bounty of your herb, flower and vegetable gardens by giving a Summer Harvest Tea Party. Plan your theme around the garden, invite friends and family. Don't make it a formal affair, but rather a way to celebrate everyone's gardens and share produce, flowers, seeds and advice.
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Harvesting and Using Summer Squash
Summer squash is one of my favorite vegetables. I love the yellow summer squash in particular. They should be harvested while still tender, when they have a "glossy" appearance and are still small. You will most likely need to harvest daily once they start to appear.
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