Did you know that there are over 7.7 million cats in the US? I have heard that more people have cats and dogs than they have children. I have two cats myself, named Sicily and Sydney. Though we more often… Read more ›

I wonder if Emily Post has ever written anything on seed trading. Right now, I wouldn’t mind a few pointers on my seed trading etiquette. If there is one thing one does not want to do in polite seed trading… Read more ›

I love tomatoes. I think they are pretty much a perfect vegetable… or fruit… or vegetable. So you can imagine my shock and surprise to discover that there are people who HATE tomatoes. Yes, they hate tomatoes. I’ll write it… Read more ›

Dude! I got some kewl seeds to trade. You in? You in? Gardeners trade seeds like kids trade baseball cards (or is it Yugioh or Pokemon). We seek each other out in clandestine locations, mostly on the internet to trade… Read more ›

One of the best things about the garden is the way it smells, and I don’t mean just the obvious floral ones. There is the smell of the dirt right after the rain or the way ripe tomatoes smell right… Read more ›

Today was one of those near perfect weather days that makes people move to places like San Diego, where they have them more frequently than we do here in Cleveland. Mid 70’s, Sunny with clear skies and just a nice… 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 ›

Did you ever look at the picture on a box of microwave food and think “wow, that looks tasty” then you bring it home and after a magical two minutes in the microwave and it looks like something you wouldn’t… Read more ›