Cathy Isom has you celebrating Christmas with the holiday dessert you won’t want to forget on your dinner table today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. While many of us will be enjoying time with family or friends for the Christmas holiday, today is also an opportunity to honor the ever-humble and often favored pumpkin pie. It’s National Pumpkin …
Celebrating National Eggnog Day
Cathy Isom lets us know about the festival holiday drink dating back hundreds of years that’s being celebrated today. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. National Eggnog Day is observed once a year on the day before Christmas. Also known as egg milk punch, eggnog is a very popular drink throughout the U-S during the holidays. Eggnog is …
Christmas Tree Disposal After the Holidays
Cathy Isom has a few suggestion about what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Before we know it, the holidays will be over and we’ll be faced with the task of taking down the Christmas tree. Rather than just dragging it to the curb for a ride to the …
Holiday Decorations to Keep Away from Children – Pets
Cathy Isom has a few important tips about the beautiful holiday decorations you will want to keep away from children and pets. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Boughs of holly are okay, but berries are not! Holly leaves, branches and berries are beautiful holiday decorations, but the berries are poisonous to people and pets. Holly is an …
Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresher, Longer
Caring for your Christmas tree is extremely important. Cathy Isom gives you some ways to keep your Christmas tree fresher, longer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A fresh Christmas tree is no doubt one of the highlights of the season. Whether its a fragrant fir, spruce, or pine, you’ll want to do everything you can to help …
Tips on Caring for Your Christmas Tree
In previous programs, Cathy Isom gave you tips on planting, and growing, your own Christmas tree. In today’s program Cathy has some important tips about caring for your Christmas tree after you cut it down. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Christmas trees require constant care from the moment they are plucked from the tree farm and are set …
Celebrating National Maple Syrup Day
In celebrating foods, this has to one of everyone’s all time favorites. Cathy Isom fills you in on why you may want to begin and end your day today with a favorite breakfast topping. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Whether it’s french toast, pancakes, or biscuits topped with a little maple syrup – today we celebrate National …
Purple Veggies to Consider Growing
Yesterday, Cathy Isom told you about adding vibrant color to your garden. Today, she lets you know about the purple veggies you should consider growing in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Purple Kohlrabi. It’s like a turnip, only sweeter. Use it raw in a slaw or cooked and purred to add a creamy texture to …
Add Vibrant Colored Veggies to Your Garden
Cathy Isom gives you a few of the healthful benefits of adding vibrant colored veggies to your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Add a little magic to your garden by planting vegetables that are purple. Not only will they add aesthetic beauty to your garden, they are easy to grow, and they’re really good for you! …
Harvesting Homegrown Christmas Trees
Cathy Isom has taken us through each step of raising Christmas trees. In this program she gives us a few great pointers on how to harvest a Christmas tree. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Most people opts for a six to seven-foot Christmas tree. Growing a tree to this height can take approximately six to nine years to …