I just find some of my son's playthings from when he was small...little action figures, plastic frogs, snakes, bugs. He was big into creatures...
We heard spring peepers Sunday night too!!! I was leaving a monthly book club meeting when one of the women heard them. We all stood around in...
I bet the conference will be beneficial. Your grandchildren know you are coming back. You will be there for them in the coming months/years. I...
I am so so sorry Ronni. This is heartbreaking for those lovely girls. I am so glad they have you close by. I do hope their mother gets help & I...
MG, Thank you so much for your post. It is just what I was looking for: concrete advice. I have heard that Martha (?) Washington & Jersey...
Hi all, I am planning to plant asparagus crowns this spring. I have read various things on the web: dig a trench, fertilize it with compost;...
Thanks Toni. I am assuming there will be directions at the library & on the seed packets.... It might be a bit of a trick preventing cross...
Great article MG. Thank you for posting it. My town's local library has a 'seed bank' of heirloom vegie varieties. 2015 was my first year...
My parents were adventuresome eaters & 2 of 3 of us offspring have followed suit. I love food!!! But yes, fresh fruits & veggies taste so much...
Pandookie, I have been using a borderless border: making a cut around the bed, then sloping the soil away from the grass. It does take doing it...
I do that too Jewell. There's a 'Body Scan' one from Jon Kabat-Zinn that puts me right out. The other thing I do is a boring word game: A is for...
FBG---I just found this post!!! I hope you are on the mend. Good thing she didn't hit you right in the driver's door. Good luck finding a...
Toni, What fun! It sounds interesting, finding out what you can about your grandmother's side of the family.
Interesting Sjoerd! Thanks for the videos. A town where the streets are canals....it boggles the mind!
Hi Mr Mike, I went to the Univ of NH extenion service website about pruning evergreens. Here is what it said about pruning arborvitae:...
Lovely Toots. I love the color progression. I thought 'Endless Summer's were blue. Is this variety pink or is it that your soil is basic?
Thanks Toni & Sjoerd. I am thinking of getting rid of the pachies because they are such a maintenance problem. Despite my efforts every spring &...
I have a bank of pachysandra, probably 6 feet by 20 feet. (Actually, maybe it is bigger than that.) (Probably is getting bigger as I type this.)...
Pretty blossoms, but oh my...
Merry Christmas Kay! Glad you are having a 'gentle' snow! Great word for it. Weather here has been unseasonably balmy....50's & 60's.
