Last year, just after Thanksgiving, I made a little pergola out of pruned branches.  This year I took it down … More

Went for a walk.  Twisted my ankle.  Fractured my elbow. 

We woke up this morning to frost, and tomorrow holds snow.  The cosmos survived the frost.  They are resilient things. … More

Found this growing under the dish drainer in the sink.  Huh.  Apparently I’m not much of a housekeeper, but I … More

Proof that dahlias do, indeed, grow from seed.  They are not the colors I would have chosen, and they are … More

These days, what with the job and the kid and all, I count my garden time in precious hours, not … More

Vacation.  One would think there would be much gardening.  But no.  Instead, at the insistence of one small boy I … More

I got home from Nigeria on Saturday evening, and almost immediately (after hugging my boys and being licked by the … More