Garden

Rooftop gardening in Chicago

We are finally getting settled in our new house. And with warm weather, it is time to set up the gardening here.

In the beginning….

Yup, that’s right — it is a whole lot of nothing. But that is the beauty of the…

4th of July island love

What’s not to love about the quintessential Nantucket 4th of July? Gorgeous weather — not too hot, not too cold; lobster for breakfast, lunch and dinner; those ubiquitous gorgeous blue hydrangeas

No Mo Mowing!

I am 100% on board with the no-mow lawn concept. It is completely ironic that we spend tons of money and time on sod and on fertilizer and on sprinkling systems for the sod just to get grass to grow so we can (usually) pay somebody else to come and cut it every week or so all summer long.

Tis the season!

I have been traveling a LOT lately — this past weekend was my first weekend in town for seven weeks. While I LOVE to travel and have been doing some fun stuff — welding classes, glass torch classes, visits to Palm Springs, Mexico, Chicago, Austin and Texas Hill Country, it is REALLY great to be home…

2015 Goals

It is that time again — time to make New Years resolutions — NOT. It is time to evaluate and update my goals. I keep an ongoing list of goals covering most aspects of my life and I frequently review them against my progress. Some of the goals do include resolutions, e.g., my goal to reduce sugar intake in my…

Day 27 — Winghaven Plant Sale

Twice a year, Winghaven Gardens in Charlotte has a plant sale. The selections are great; they have a lot of native plants that are hard to find elsewhere, or at least I haven’t been able to find them anywhere around here. Plus the volunteers that work the sale are extremely…

Day 22 Lego Creature

I spotted this creature at the Missouri Botanical Gardens this summer. He is great and yes, he is as tall as I am.

Day 3 — the thing I always love!

Day 3 pic for #100happydays is a picture of the garden in my backyard. I have written about it before and taken dozens of pictures of it, but I still love it and working in it makes me happy. EVEN when there are no beans and the squirrels have gotten into my tomatoes.

Day 2 of 100 — Farmer’s Market

This is my day 2 pic of 100 of things that make me happy. I love Saturday mornings at the Charlotte Farmer’s Market. Not the one on Kings Road, but the big one out by the airport. It has 4 buildings — one is a “craft” building which I have never been inside and most likely…

Winter Gardens

I have a HUGE case of spring fever right now and the temperatures are starting to be spring-like, but there is still snow all over my yard. Next weekend should be better, but the past few weeks have been (pick any two) — cold, rainy, snowy.