When he was forming the United Nations, Winston Churchill said, " Never let a good crisis go to waste." Most often this philosophy is used to exact political change that in any other circumstance, for the time period, would not be tolerated. This isn't a political blog so let's take this saying out of that …
I can't believe all the years I missed out. Nasturtiums are delicious, highly nutritious, packed with medicinal properties, and repel bugs from your curcubita plants. Of course pretty too, especially in omelets. Sorry, I'm not a big flower person. I love wild flowers but being extremely practical the vegetable garden came first but now I …
Have you put your seeds to bed? I need to. The last couple of years I've just put them in the pantry where it is cool and said "Goodnight" I didn't even tuck them in or kiss them. What a neglectful mother I've been. Studies have shown that seeds kept in cold storage will last …
I am a person who notices things most don't. On a television show a lady in a ballgown turns and I see she has a small smallpox scar on her arm. Or a leading man is wearing platform shoes. The view of both is only one screen shot long. My husband has no such powers …
I'm seeking simplicity in all aspects of my life and that includes the garden. Simplicity in the garden to me means rarely tilling and for years not rotating but a few of the crops more than a foot in one direction or the other. The foundation of simplicity is perennials which retain their positions. A …
This post might just surprise you. I certainly was when I began my research into how best to use my parsley. I discovered I'd been missing out on a whole lot. I'm curious to know if you, like me, were in the dark about all the things we could have been doing with our parsley. …
How many potatoes are enough for the year? I never know as last year we had more left overs than I'd like. I think in part because the potatoes were small. Yet that really is no excuse, I could have better used my resources. I'm not kicking myself as this waste is a lesson learned …
Has anyone seen my power cord? Seriously, it was on the couch for days and now it's gone. I've looked and looked. I finally had to break down and borrow one. This is ridiculous, the battery charger on my laptop is as big as an elephant, as heavy as one, and about as old as …
I have grown calendula flowers for years and though I knew they were good for the skin in lotions and salves, I had not used them medicinally or any other way except once in soap. They were an untapped resource. Why I Grew Them They were pretty. The blooms lasted a long time. Some seeds …
My ten year old granddaughter complained, "Grandma, all you grow are vegetables." I guess all the wildflowers in the field don't count. Yes, in the past I've grown little else but vegetables. I figured it was an either or with my time and yard constraints. But I do know something about flowers. I tended my …
