HELLo dear ones. Notice where the emphasis is on that first word would ya? That is from whence I’m writing, garden hell. An alternate title for this post could be… Bipolar gardening (but then my ding-dang-dong-damn-it evil twin, SINthia, would have to write it–God forbid). She hasn’t been around since she tried shooting that Badger [...]
Continue reading about Gardening Realities: The plan vs real life
So last year I posted Gardening 101: Get a plan (click here to read). This year after coming back from spring break or AWOL as I call it, and looking at last year’s garden plan, I’ve decided this year I’m going rouge, cutting the apron strings, being a rebel and going against everything my mom and [...]
You want to know another frugal secret? I collect tired once frozen, dried up marigolds (and zinnias.) It’s what I do in the fall.
This year, our eldest, W wasn’t as confused as to why his weird mother does this. Having helped him with his science test on the life cycle of a flower, I knew he understood that the [...]
A few weeks ago we had our first killing frost, marking the end of tomato season. This saddened me. But, after a game of tomato baseball all my cares were erased. Now, on every surface of my freshly painted counter tops in my kitchen sits a tomato. Some green, some red and a whole bunch in between (but none [...]
