First, let me start by saying that even though it’s the end of the August and kids all over the country are already back in school, summer is not over. Not even close. Dammit. Now… [Continue Reading]
Archives for August 2015
FRIDAY FINDS
Did you follow the Gardenista design awards at all? I hate to say it, but I wasn’t blown away by them this year, at least from a gardening standpoint. But this yard is downright cool…. [Continue Reading]
A REVIEW + GIVEAWAY OF GARDEN TOOLS
I love garden tools. I can’t get enough of them, really. Every tool has subtle differences and I live playing around with them to see what works best for me. Troy-Bilt came out with a… [Continue Reading]
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THIS YEAR’S GARDEN
I’ve put off an analysis of the this year’s garden long enough. It’s time for a little constructive criticism of my own work. At the same time, gardening is an imperfect art. Sometimes things do… [Continue Reading]
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
I spent most of Sunday in the garden, which was a real treat. It’s fun to garden at this time of year, because most jobs fall under the “pottering” category. I spent a lot of… [Continue Reading]
FRIDAY FINDS
In case you were wondering, I refuse to acknowledge that it is getting rather far into August. Please do not remind me. One of these days I’m going to take on the enormous project of… [Continue Reading]
A RARE RUMMAGING FIND
I’ve been staying out of thrift stores for awhile now because I have instituted a rule of not buying something if I don’t have an immediate use for it (and will fix it up within… [Continue Reading]