Author Archives: Katie
Feeding Your Hungry Baby!
This is my baby boy. He’s 7 months but people constantly tell me he looks like he’s at least a year. Maybe that’s because he’s very tall and has the appetite of a 17 year old boy! The time came quickly when he started grabbing at our food. We were having brunch at a cozy
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Posted in Chic DIY, Cooking With Kids, Eat Tagged apple sauce, avocado, baby food, baby jars, banana, diy baby food, feeding your baby, freezing baby food, freezing homemade baby food, freezing organic baby food, homemade baby food, how to make your own baby food, making your own baby food, organic, what foods can my 7 month old eat, what should i feed my baby 2 Comments
Long Term Relationship
A little while back, my husband mentioned his grandfather used to grow asparagus. He was turned off by the smell the asparagus would leave on his hands after working with his grandpa in the field. I, on the other hand, had no idea how asparagus was grown and was completely intrigued to do it myself!
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Posted in Chic DIY, Chic Garden, Chic Gardening, Home & Garden Tagged asparagus, gardening in LA, gardening in venice beach, greens, growing asparagus, how big do asparagus plants get, how do I harvest asparagus, how long does asparagus take to grow, how tall do asparagus plants get, how to grow asparagus, when do I cut asparagus plant 2 Comments
Precious Moments
When you get home from the hospital, you’re going to be filled with so many emotions and feelings. Take some time to reflect on what just happened. You’ll have the time because you’ll be up constantly, but instead of feeling like you want to die at every waking hour, look down while you’re feeding your
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Cleaning Up Your Garden
We’re getting into a new season. For me, summer is the best time to garden. I realize I get distracted by all the vegetables popping up and only want to focus on that rather than taking care of the rest of our space. The other day I walked out our back door and realized how
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Posted in Chic Decor, Chic Garden, Chic Garden, Chic Gardening, Home & Garden Tagged burlap, burlap sacs, cleaning up, garden clutter, garden organization, garden shelves, garden supplies, garden tools, junk yard, organizing your garden, planting seeds in burlap, planting seeds in sack, shelves in garden, spring cleaning Leave a comment
New Mommy Must-Haves
Registering for a baby is really fun, but be warned – there is an ‘adorable trap’. Pretty much everything for babies is adorable – clothes, bathtubs, robes, etc. etc. It’s fun to have those things, but often they are not practical or ever get used. Being on a budget, I didn’t want to use something
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Posted in Be Merry, Chic Shopping, Featured Tagged baby, baby registry, baby room, baby swing, baby time, bibs, bottles, bumbo seat, changing pads, exercise ball, laundry bag, newborn swing, play mat, play set, receiving blankets, snap and go, which stroller should I buy, which swing should I buy 3 Comments
Setting Up a Baby Room
For starters – congratulations! Having a baby is the most exciting time! When Rachel asked me to start a baby blog I had so many ideas. Our baby boy just turned five months old. It’s amazing what the learning curve is like on your first child. We really knew nothing going into parenthood. Now, there
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Posted in Be Merry, Chic Decor, Featured, Home & Garden Tagged baby decor, baby's room, getting ready for baby, new baby, nursery, nursery decor, nursery tips 1 Comment
Defensive Gardening
Sometimes gardening becomes less about growing and more about protecting. This little grasshopper was a friendly surprise compared to other things I’ve been dealing with lately. He minds his own business, he doesn’t destroy my plants, and he looks so pretty – grasshoppers are on my good side. These guys, however, are on my bad
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Posted in Be Merry, Chic Gardening, Home & Garden Tagged birds in the garden, garden netting, gardening in LA, getting rid of birds in the garden, getting rid of garden pests, getting rid of grubs, getting rid of slugs, grubs in the garden, lizards in the garden, organicide, slugs in the garden 3 Comments
Fig Season
Summer is coming to a close. For us this year has been filled with travel, weddings and the beach. It’s always sad when we see summer leaving, but there are so many things I look forward to as we head in to fall. Our fig tree has just entered full bloom! This is a very
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Posted in Appetizers, Be Merry, Chic Garden, Featured, Home & Garden Tagged fall appetizers, fig gelato, fig jam, fig pizza, fig season, fig tree, figs, figs in california, growing a fig tree, growing fruit trees 2 Comments
The Friendship Tree
California Born My grandma used to love to work in her garden. She was constantly rescuing plants from people that almost killed them, and planted them in every container she could find. When she visited California to see my uncle she brought back a piece of a jade plant. Forty years later the plant was divided and grown
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Posted in Chic Garden, Featured, Home & Garden Tagged gardening in the city, growing jade, growing plants in los aneles, growing plants in water, honoring grandma at wedding, how to transplant a succulent, how to transplant jade, jade plants, plant wedding favor ideas, rooting, the friendship tree, unique favor ideas, wedding favor ideas 1 Comment
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