I know gardeners (and particularly Midwestern gardeners) will find any excuse to complain about the weather so I’m trying not to be fussy, but a lot of people are experiencing a rather dramatic spring and… [Continue Reading]
Archives for June 2013
Don’t mind the ladybugs in the fridge
We’re having a houseguest over the weekend. We pretty much never have houseguests. In fact, this might be the fourth time in 11 years that someone has slept at our house. And this time it’s… [Continue Reading]
The Garden Appreciation Society Week 6 — Link up!
After several weeks of really struggling to come up with something to bring inside to appreciate the garden for The Garden Appreciation Society, it was so nice this week to have a few things to… [Continue Reading]
Lessons from a weekend of gardening
Whew … what a weekend. We had our first nice day of the year yesterday and it finally felt like summer. The screens are on the windows, the breeze was blowing through the house and… [Continue Reading]
The Garden Appreciation Society Week 5
Sorry for the delay on getting The Garden Appreciation Society Week 5 up. You know work, and then I, well, forgot and then yada, yada, yada. (I don’t think anyone else is still yada, yada,… [Continue Reading]
Please enjoy some plant touching during this delay
Hi everyone. I’m late with this week’s Garden Appreciation Society post because I got home late last night and didn’t have time to make a bouquet. Look for that tomorrow and do not miss the… [Continue Reading]
The kitchen is finished! A look at the new digs
I am exceedingly happy to tell you that the kitchen is finished. OK, not finished, but finished … for now. I need to touch up some paint (we came pretty close to slapping it on… [Continue Reading]