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Last weekend Stinkette and I spent a little time on the deck. I was focused on practical tasks like filing the new, supposedly squirrel-proo...

I'm still tired and not quite healthy but lately I'm feeling like I need to get back to the stuff I normally do, like gardening and ...

Well, I've given up on the broccoli. It did produce more florets after I cut it back but nothing terribly promising or enticing. The br...

Last weekend I finally had the time to devote a little attention to the garden and see what it's been doing and the answer was - a lot. ...

It feels like forever since I've had a real knitting post and this won't be one either but rest assured - they're coming. I just...

Between the rain and general busyness it's been a while since I was able to spend much time in my garden. Last night I finally had a few...

Aren't these blueberries lovely? Yeah, I didn't actually grow them for real. These are on one of 2 bushes that I bought this year. I...

It's not all flowers and yarn around our house. There are other growing things like strawberries. This is one of about 8-10 that are in...

I had a very clever post for today fully composed in my head but now that I'm finally ready to write it all down - poof, it's evapor...

I'm still on Cherry Blossom watch and when I checked last night I saw changes already. Something is popping out of the buds I saw on Su...

Did you see the show last night? Did you see Undercover Boss ? If you did then you'll recognize the guy standing between DQ and Bruce as...

There are really good knitty things happening around the house right now. That Damn Vest now has a lovely "V" neck with a ribbed e...

All too often, we get home at the end of a long day of work or errands or both and suddenly realize that we haven't a clue what to eat f...

It's only a week since I did a garden post but it seems like things are suddenly moving very fast in our garden. The pictures posted las...

I have often referred to our pathetic attempts to grow veggies as the Garden of Apathy but that's not quite right. I care very much abou...

Today is all about good things. I'm thrilled that there are enough of them to warrant a post. First up is something I saw yesterday that...

My garden is suffering this year. From procrastination. Laziness. Good intentions. Too much rain. Every year I buy seeds but until this year...

Spring is such a lovely time of year. I love seeing all of the buds on the trees and the flowers bursting out all over. April has been a lit...