My five year old son came running up to me today, his face grubby with dirt and shining with wonder.”Look, Mommy, Look! Look what I found crawling on me.” In his carefully cupped hands he held an emerald green inchworm.… Read more ›
It has come to that time of year when I must take on the role of Queen of Hearts, and maniacally scream “Off with their heads!” whenever possible, preferably while wielding some sharp object. The heat and constant rain of… Read more ›
Oh, yeah… Rosemary is for remembrance. Rosemary has been used through the ages to remember quite a few things. The dead, those in love, answers to tests, domineering women, Mother of Christ, satan’s offspring… Just a wide variety things. I… Read more ›
With the kids away camping, my husband & I took the opportunity yesterday to head on over to Geauga Lake Amusement Park. It has been years since I had been on a roller coaster and I planned on making up… Read more ›
The ubiquitous and often overlooked petunia is thought of by many gardeners as being a common bit of garden trash. They are so easy to grow and so darn everywhere, that many times we really feel that they are beneath… Read more ›
I just got back from dropping my kids off for the weekend with my parents. They are going camping. I am going home to sleep. In a bed. That’s not on the ground. And not slightly damp from a leaking… Read more ›
There was just a bit of excitement in my garden today. The worst part was, I wasn’t even here for it. It started with one hell of a storm this morning. The rain came down so hard that the middle… Read more ›
My 9 year old rose scented geranium (One of the first plants I ever owned) has thrown up a rare blossom this week. Don’t get too excited for me. Scented geraniums are not known for their flowers. The flowers are… Read more ›
It’s astounding, time is fleeting Madness takes its toll But listen closely, not for very much longer I’ve got to keep controlI remember doing the Time Warp Drinking those moments when The blackness would hit me and the void would… Read more ›
Queen Anne’s Lace is my favorite noxious weed. And I mean that without sarcasm. I think it is a very pretty flower, it just happens to be a bully, is all. Queen Anne’s Lace’s name, as many people know, is… Read more ›
