I’m experimenting, truly, with media so I thought it might be fine to include a video in this post which is a bit about Mayday. May 1, Mayday, has been celebrated as some kind of holiday in many cultures and traditions, perhaps most especially in the British Isles. Given the historical US ties to […]
Why DIY? If you’re used to going out, whether to hike, eat, visit friends or go dancing or drinking, this time of social/physical distancing might have have given you more time (or at least a different kind of time) to do things you’ve always ‘meant to do’ like garden or bake bread or make things. […]
I know, the saying is backward (out of the frying pan into the fire…. or things going from bad to worse). But I couldn’t help playing with it because this is a great time to back up, get that fallen hamburger out of the fire, give it a quick sear and eat it. Don’t let […]
As promised, vegetables. Part 1 I’ve been putting off this post just a little bit because if any of you are living somewhere other than Zone 8 or higher (average last day of frost April 20) you still have a chance of frost (Zone 5, Chicagoland, has May 6 as average last day of frost). […]
Consider the container I am lucky enough to have a decent sized garden. And yet, I am drawn to container planting for a variety of reasons. Containers allow you to grow (and contain) plants that might be invasive (or aggressive) in your zone. They let you play with color combinations and plant […]
Rooms in Bloom 