Planting the Fall/Winter Garden 26 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm

At the beginning of August I started sowing one row per week of beets, carrots, endive, and parsnips. I’ll continue with these through September, or until I run out of room, except for the carrots, wh...

DIY LINKY 23 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm

New Garden Spot 21 Aug 2013 | 08:24 am

You may remember when this happened: A storm brought this tree down and it had to be removed.  The tree removal company shredded the tree (most of it) into chips and we asked them to dump th...

Cicada Moult 19 Aug 2013 | 07:36 am

Never having seen a cicada in mid-moult, I was fascinated to find this one in my yard this weekend. Their sounds are the background music for nearly every summer (“Can you say that again!? I can’t hea...

LHITS DIY LINKY 16 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm

Simplified Household: Calendar-in-a-Box 14 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm

Do you have weird school papers strewn all over the house?  A calendar that is so cluttered with information that you can’t hardly read it?  Did you forget pajama day at school AGAIN this year?  How l...

Tiger Swallowtail 12 Aug 2013 | 11:24 am

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is the state butterfly of many states, especially in the southeastern US. They seem abundant this year. Or maybe I’ve been seeing the same pair over and over again. ...

LHITS DIY Linky 9 Aug 2013 | 05:19 pm

How Much Is Enough? 8 Aug 2013 | 07:43 am

One of the main issues about gardening/sustainability in the suburbs is space.  Particularly a lack of “farmable” space. It matters most in terms of how far you want to go with sustainability.  Are y...

How to Use a Smoker 7 Aug 2013 | 11:51 am

The easiest way to get a smoker started, that I’ve found, is the following method. 1.  Gather supplies.  You will need:  scrap paper, a digital thermometer that YOU have tested in boiling water, ligh...