Remember those corny posters you would buy through the book club at school? (Am I aging myself here?) They were crappy mini posters that came folded so there was always a big crease on them… [Continue Reading]
Archives for April 2012
Ramp-ing up
We ran into our neighbors who live at the end of our road this weekend while we were out walking the dogs. They are lovely people but they don’t live at this house year-round so… [Continue Reading]
On my desk
Brightening up the corner of my desk at work today. I’m so stingy about cutting flowers from my garden but I never regret it when I do. It’s unbelievable to me how much this collection… [Continue Reading]
A garage goes from grubby to great
I’m not an overly organized person, but I aspire to be. That aspiration is perpetuated by my affinity for organizing systems. I could never go to The Container Store because I’d top my credit card… [Continue Reading]
Color me impressed
I got the most lovely e-mail message the other day. Brigitte wrote me to tell me that she was so inspired by the eating area in our kitchen, that she created her own. I thought… [Continue Reading]
Knots 101: The bowline (AKA the only knot you REALLY need to know)
Welcome to my first ever video post! This has been a long time in coming, mostly because I didn’t realize how much time was involved in making and editing a video. I actually kind of… [Continue Reading]
Does your soil pass the test?
Soil testing is one of those things you often hear you should be doing but few people do regularly. I can’t tell you the number of times that our master gardener’s class instructors harped on… [Continue Reading]