When you close your eyes and think about your favorite place to escape, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a secluded lake watching the sun fall behind the trees as waves lazily roll on shore. Maybe you escape to a lounge chair on the beach, the salt water and warm Read more…
This past week or so, I have been dutifully keeping watch over the veggies, herbs and flowers to make sure they didn’t fry in this summer heat. And yes, I am still picking maple trees out of the flower beds. Those darn seeds are so sneaky. I admit, my focus Read more…
A.A. Milne, of Winnie-the-Pooh fame, once wrote, “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” That may be true to an extent, and I do try to see beauty in all things. Sometimes it is tough to tell what that tiny little plant is that is growing – Read more…
My dad is a lifelong gardener, as was his father. It runs in the family! So not only does he have a lifetime of hands-on gardening knowledge, from his formal education and career path, he understands the science behind gardening, from proper soil composition to the best fertilizers, etc. When Read more…
Yes, I love to shop. It doesn’t really matter what for, I love a good trip to the mall, craft store, home improvement store, grocery store, wherever. My mom and I can do some serious damage on Black Friday! But this time of year, I love shopping at the garden Read more…
I have become a Food Network addict. As I stand in my kitchen, it’s sort of fun to pretend to be on the set of Chopped. I don’t know how those chefs do it. I mean, who actually knows how to put chicken livers, jelly donuts, eggplant and apple sauce Read more…
In a previous entry, we mentioned the 60-year old maple tree standing tall over the backyard. Looking at the massive trunk, one can still see the holes where Grandpa tapped it to make maple syrup. The story goes, he boiled down the sugar in the (very small) kitchen, and much Read more…
As we were getting married 6 years ago, my husband and I purchased my grandparents’ home, a modest 1950’s Cape Cod, with a moderate-sized backyard. Presiding over the backyard is a 60-year old maple tree, home to numerous squirrels and birds. We have a love-hate relationship with the tree, its Read more…