I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately, a lot of planning, a lot of dreaming and a lot of worrying. And through it all, I’ve been silent here on my little corner of the web. Those of my gardenblogging pals who are on Twitter have some idea of wha…
Read more →The final voting phase of the Mouse & Trowel Awards launched with more than its fair share of hiccups. Between my insane workload right now, as well as my flagging energy levels, I didn’t get as much done in advance as I would have liked, from…
Read more →The nominations have been tallied, and the list of Mouse & Trowel finalists, as well as the final ballot, are now available at the Mouse & Trowel website.
Voting badges, as well as badges for the finalists, will be available later this …
Read more →I have a knack for doing things the hard way. If something seems easy, my tendency is to immediately write it off as a load of nonsense and move on to doing it my way, which always seems to be the most work intensive way.
Generally, I’m right. A…
Read more →I got an email today from Margaret Roach. If you’re a fan of Martha Stewart Living, you’ll remember Margaret Roach as the editorial director for the past several years. She’s retired recently, and I remember wondering when I read her farewell col…
Read more →One of the things I absolutely love at this time of year is seeing all those tiny tomato plants growing under my lights in the basement. And now that theyve got their true leaves, when I rub my hand across them, I get a little whiff of that heav…
Read more →Just a quick note today: About.com is looking for a houseplant guru (definitely not me….) to become a guide for their new Houseplant category. I know some of you are definitely houseplant experts. If you’re interested, you can apply at beaguide…
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