Farmhouse Magic Blog

While strolling through one of my favorite garden centers, I noted several pots of Ornamental Millet. The leaves almost look like corn stalks. The plant now in bloom, has dark purple flower spikes studded with small millet seeds.

This plant attracts birds and other wildlife to your garden.

Ornamental Millet, MG, photo 8-20-2026 More Information on Ornament...

While strolling through one of my favorite garden shops, I noticed a large glass bioactive terrarium. Since I had no idea of what that was, I stopped to read the signage on the glass enclosure.

Immediately I noticed a large black bug in what looks like a terracotta water bowl.

Thinking this needs further investigation.

Bug in Biodiverse Terrarium, M...

Yesterday we attended an Open Mic performance at Fosters Grille in Vienna. It was a quick decision to go out and do something. It’s been a while since we attended an open mic or open microphone show.

We decided to go a little early and have dinner first. We had charburgers, regular burgers, crisp fries and soda. They will take your order, or you can fill out the ord...

OK, our smart new homeowner saw a couple of Trash Day Stools in the garbage, stopped his car, and took them home. His first impression was to make a little extra money and sell them online. But after looking the stools over, he decided to keep them instead for his new place.

Although he does not have a breakfast bar, he does need extra seating so these two stools wi...

After several weeks of looking at a messy storage bin at the new condo, I decide it was time to do a quick Storge Bin Cleanup. Really, I also wanted to see what mysterious items were left behind by the previous owner. I, also, wanted to see if anything could be removed or disposed of. This would make more space for things we want to keep.

This storage bin was probab...