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    Boots and Bow Ties Favorite Things 2021
    David Locke
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Boots and Bow Ties Favorite Things 2021

    The much anticipated Boots and Bow Ties 2021 Christmas Gift Guide and Favorite Things List has arrived to help you get in the holiday spirit
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    How to have an amazing and easy pool party for the kids
    David Locke
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    How to have an amazing and easy pool party for the kids

    Pool parties are our children’s favorite parties! Each year they look forward to hosting their school classes on the last day of school....
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    CrossFit & Yoga, Who Needs It? I Have a Garden!
    David Locke
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    CrossFit & Yoga, Who Needs It? I Have a Garden!

    I often joke that I don’t need CrossFit or yoga that I have a garden. Pulling weeds or vines for three hours or digging a hole burns a...
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    Robin and David's Favorite Things List for Christmas 2020
    David Locke
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Robin and David's Favorite Things List for Christmas 2020

    Need some advice for Christmas gifts for the guys and gals in your life? My wife Robin and I have compiled a list of our top favorite...
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    Building an Unconventional Fire Pit
    David Locke
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Building an Unconventional Fire Pit

    Having a fire pit in your yard is a great way to extend your living space during colder months and get family and friends outside.
    154 views0 comments
    Cookie Sheets: Keep Legos Out From Under Your Feet and Out of the Vacuum
    David Locke
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Cookie Sheets: Keep Legos Out From Under Your Feet and Out of the Vacuum

    f you're a boy dad or mom then I know you have stepped on a razor sharp Lego in the middle of the night barefoot. Ouch! My wife came up with
    110 views0 comments
    The Gift of Plants- Share the Love
    David Locke
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Gift of Plants- Share the Love

    Gardens are about loving life and experiencing the wonder of God's world. In short, share the love!
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    Black Tile in the Shower? How to KILL it!
    David Locke
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Black Tile in the Shower? How to KILL it!

    We've all been there, singing at the top of our lungs in the shower only to look down and your stunning tile has black lines in the corners!
    138 views0 comments
    Caring for Live Trees in Six Easy Steps
    David Locke
    • Dec 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Caring for Live Trees in Six Easy Steps

    Here is a quick list of how you can keep your tree fresh and clean all season long.
    116 views0 comments
    Elf on the Shelf Confessions
    David Locke
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Elf on the Shelf Confessions

    So, I have to make a confession here... we don’t do Elf on the Shelf in our home. Why?
    214 views0 comments
    Memories of Thanksgiving, the Best HoliDAY?
    David Locke
    • Nov 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    Memories of Thanksgiving, the Best HoliDAY?

    Undoubtedly Christmas is my favorite holiday, but truthfully I think I may like Thanksgiving Day better than Christmas Day.
    329 views0 comments
    Ten Ideas for a Smooth Thanksgiving
    David Locke
    • Nov 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Ten Ideas for a Smooth Thanksgiving

    Keep Thanksgiving fully planted as the final celebration of autumn and the harvest.
    366 views0 comments
    Egg Yolks are Orange, What? The Beauty of Farm Fresh Eggs
    David Locke
    • Oct 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Egg Yolks are Orange, What? The Beauty of Farm Fresh Eggs

    When I returned home I made buying farm fresh eggs a priority. The taste and the color are so different than the mast produced commodities
    92 views0 comments
    The 15 Decor Items Every House Needs
    David Locke
    • Oct 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    The 15 Decor Items Every House Needs

    If you start with these 15 items you'll be on your way to having a great looking home no matter your style from simple and casual to elegant
    391 views0 comments
    A Parisian Breakfast! Hope for the Non-cook.
    David Locke
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    A Parisian Breakfast! Hope for the Non-cook.

    "Petit-déjeuner a la Parisienne" as the French call it, is now a guilty pleasure for our family and it's oh so simple.
    238 views1 comment
    Lilly Mae's Doodlebugs and Petunias- 
Finding Your Microclimate
    David Locke
    • Sep 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lilly Mae's Doodlebugs and Petunias- Finding Your Microclimate

    If you have a plant you want to grow in your yard and cannot or have a plant that excels in your garden, but is a flop for a friend, the ans
    353 views0 comments
    How to Wash Blue Jeans- Chances are you're doing it wrong.
    David Locke
    • Sep 6, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Wash Blue Jeans- Chances are you're doing it wrong.

    Blue Jeans, can you think of something more American, maybe apple pie? Jeans seem to be the only piece of apparel we still wear from the...
    227 views0 comments

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