Herbs and Vinegar and Hurricane Irene
Last year I decided to revive an earlier attempt I made at a herb garden. It was somewhat successful so this summer I expanded it even more. I chose […]
Give Blood Play Rugby
Just returned home after spending the day watching my daughter’s debut College Rugby game. You may be thinking that girl must be a brute to want to play that sport! […]
Pesto and Red Wine
One of favorite herbs to grow fresh is basil. For me it says summer. I love being able to step out onto my patio and pick it as I need it. […]
Bounties from the Square Foot Garden
It was a bizarre weather year so sure. In spite of it my vegetables and herbs not only grew but flourished. While others lamented that theirs were duds , my garden […]
My Square Foot Garden
.My square foot garden is a project that was born while in the middle of a larger more involved project, like so many of my ideas come to be. After […]
Mirror mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all
I recently have become an empty nester. I have 2 fantastic kids who have moved away for college this year ( both within commuting distance). So what’s a mother to do […]
My life….
old-time-photos-003.jpg I was born the youngest of 5 children . My parents were farmers and if you wanted something done you did it yourself. They lived through the depression. This […]
Chronicles of life as an incurable do it yourselfer 