Spring really is right around the corner, well that’s what people tell me anyway. It doesn’t feel a lot like spring since I’m looking out on a foot of snow covering everything, but I know… [Continue Reading]
Archives for February 2010
Re-doing the kitchen: Part 3
W ith the table finally the right length (but not yet finished), it was time to turn my attention to the area on the other side of the door, aka, the dumping ground. As I’ve… [Continue Reading]
Re-doing the kitchen: Part 2
R emember how I got this slightly damaged table for a great deal at the Restoration Hardware outlet? Well, it’s been hanging out in our basement waiting for the kitchen project to get on track…. [Continue Reading]
The lazy gardener’s guide to seed selection
A lot of gardeners have been blogging about ordering their seeds lately. Some of them take a strategic approach to the whole thing. Margaret at A Way to Garden orders from about a half-dozen… [Continue Reading]
Re-doing the kitchen: Part 1
I t’s official: I am the worst person in the world when it comes to taking “before” pictures. I get halfway through a project and think, “Oh shoot, I should have taken a picture.” So… [Continue Reading]
Onions are ordered!
T here’s hope that winter may end after all. I just placed my order with Dixondale Farms for onion starts. I was so happy with their long-day sweet sampler last year that I ordered it… [Continue Reading]
In need of an intervention
Is it possible to request your own intervention? Because I need it. Perhaps it has become clear through some of my posts, but I have a tendency to get hung up on things. Like REALLY… [Continue Reading]