This morning about 5:35 a.m. my husband and I were awakened by the sound of clanging lamps and rattling bottles. He asked, “What is that?” and I told him I had no idea, but it felt like a herd of…
Category: The Garden
Day 7: Taking the day off
Today is day 7 of my workout regimen and I think I’m going to rest a bit and recover. Tomorrow I’m going to pick up the pace a bit and do the “Start It Up” video workout from Beach Body’s…
Do you have enough wind or solar exposure to go Off-Grid?
I found an interesting post on Off Grid Living, a blog about conserving energy and living off the main power grid. They suggested using an online watt estimator based on your locality zip code to estimate whether you have enough…
Stop Global Warming
Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that…
Stop Global Warming
Global warming is a serious problem that the whole Planet earth is facing. It is no longer a myth but a fact and is very evident. Have you noticed the unpredictable and sudden climate changes, and the excessive heat that…
Winter Sowing Experiment's First Sprouts
I’d felt a bit dejected over the fact that none of my little greenhouses had shown signs of life. So, today I decided to move them to a more exposed area with more sunlight. As I was doing this I…
Spring: First Signs of Life
Today when I looked outside I saw something wonderful – green. There are hyacinths coming up in the back yard. Next to one of our outbuildings my “giant” daylilies are sprouting. To the west of the house the dianthus that…
My Want List
The items on my want list will either help to expand my outdoor garden or my virtual garden of websites. I always like surprises (who doesn’t) so if you feel so inclined to donate one or more of these items…
Non Garden Items for Trade
There is so much available in each of the categories below that there isn’t enough room here to list each individual item. Ask and I might just have that for which you are looking. In regards to clothing we have…
Plants and Seeds for Trade
Plants for Trade Irises, Yellow with Rust Colored Throat (corms) Irises, Yellow (corms) Irises, Traditional Lilac color (corms) Seeds for Trade (for number of seeds per trade please download the list – Seed Trade List for SASBE) The Excel formatted…
