It’s not a bad tree. It’s not dying. It’s not a nuisance. It’s not the world’s most attractive specimen, and it tends to drop lots of little branches, but that’s hardly reason to cut it down. It does, however, make my north-facing front garden even shadier than it already is. I’ll admit that I’m being [...]
Read more →I promised myself that if/when there was a Spring Fling in Chicago, I’d go. It’s close, and I’ve always wanted to visit the Windy City. So it’s with a bit of a pout that I have to say that though the wonderful garden bloggers in Chicago have organized what is guaranteed to be a fabulous [...]
Read more →I love my state. I love that Michiganders are, overall, a hard-working bunch who still know how to have a good time every once in a while. Raised in sub-zero winters and 90+ degree summers, we are forced to be tough and resourceful. Take the foreclosure crisis. It is downright depressing how many homes are [...]
Read more →Here we are. This is the day millions of us, around the world, have been waiting for for most of the last eight years. I’ve been glued to CNN, Huffington Post, and my local paper. Today, I read a column by Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom, in which he asks “what are we so [...]
Read more →It’s January, and I have something blooming. Thank God for houseplants! My single bloom this absolutely frigid Bloom Day is from a Primula that my husband brought home for me on a whim the other day. It is so bright and cheerful, I can’t help but feel a little more chipper when I’m watering or [...]
Read more →I love the Small Farms site on About.com. I have this dream that someday the husband and I will have a little farm of our very own. However, that site has been stagnant since the previous guide left, and About is looking for a replacement. So, if you are a small farmer (or were in [...]
Read more →Because this is all I’m listening to today, here’s another amazing song from the Supremes. And I totally love the outfits
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