gardening

Ditch the Itch!

Thanks to Jeff G for this one...I haven't built ours yet, but I am going to get as many of these as I can and do it soon.  Will put it on the patio and hope it helps...

I Hear You Knocking....

TO EVERY SEASON The change in season, schedule and weather has me revisiting my own daily schedule.  As I sat down to blog in my usual early morning hour, I decided...

Food, Family and Friends

Passover marks 2 years since I went from vegetarianism to a heavy, heavy lean into veganism.  I always say leaning in, because I brake for an occasional slice of piz...

Get Your Spring On.

Get up and get your Spring on!  Even here where winter never really happens, signs of spring are everywhere.  For the first season, we have about a dozen (still very...

Watching Our Gardens Grow

Over the past couple of months we have planted some tomato plants, carrot seeds, some herbs and 3 kinds of lettuce.  It's amazing how the first few weeks everything...

Garden 1, Season 2

Keeping in mind my garden mentor Ted's greatest advice, Mitch and I added lots of homegrown and store bought compost and garden soil to vegetable garden #1 this week...

Updates from the Garden and the Gym

The first batch of compost has been placed around the stubborn mango tree and now I expect it to grow like...a tree!  It was very exciting to see that rich, dark, hi...