Holy cow, it's already been a month already. Well I was really looking forward to June's garden until the painters came. All the handwork that I put in during March, April and May was ruined by heavy ladders. It's not a total loss, but the weeds are out of control and so much has been trampled. My day lilies just started blooming last week, and they give some hope to this sad state of affairs. The READ MORE

Me and Finn picked our first crop of radishes from the garden this week! Totally thrilling (not even being sarcastic)! I'm loving every second of this little garden. We check it almost daily to see what it's up to, and our patient waiting has finally paid off. Both Finn and Elsa gave radishes a whirl but neither were into the spice factor. Soon enough they'll be loving those red things, READ MORE

Totally loving my May garden! I have a few new additions to the garden this year, some of which I have never seen blossom before. One of my fav's are the Peonies that my friend Nicole gave to me last fall. I've always wanted Peonies in the garden because they are one of my all time most favorite flowers. Altogether I had 3 Peony blooms, hey, it's a start. I bet next year I will have full on READ MORE

Obviously when I dreamt about cutting down the tree on the side of our house on Friday night, that meant that Saturday morning I had to get up, go to the hardware store, get a saw, come home and start sawing. Obviously. I've had beef with this crooked tree for awhile. Can you blame me? First of all, it's a quarter dead and super ugly. Second it's growing into the electric lines and the house, READ MORE