yesterday about 7am in the garden, i heard a scramble up a neighbors fence. i see our lady Gemini being chased by Mr. Elusiv...

spring has arrived! what a mild winter we had... not once did i have to shovel snow (knock on wood, march is not yet over!). out from under ...

lazy line dry via instructables.com our handy retractable clothes line in our backyard. got it at home depot. $5 indoor clothes line ...

thought i'd share with you a little about our urban homestead in case any of you are curious! here's the organic veggie bed in early...

(title of this post is a Tim Buckley reference :) some buzzin' buddies in our garden. it's so rewarding to give the birds n' bee...

my neighbors must be thinking "that's a lot of socks!" the wildflowers in our yard are blooming like crazy. a cornucopia of c...

looks who's baaack -- snow creatures! remember them from last february ? i think i have " shoveler's -elbow" from clearing...

(here comes the blizzard, right on schedule) coffee. check. oj. check. bread. check. rice. check. candles. check. lucky are thoust who live ...

"the garments of many of the brothers are in rags; i am going to distribute the garments among them." what will you do with the ol...

(top) our purple clematis is blooming and thriving now in it's 2nd year of planting. last year it was such a scrawny little thing, it...

When a neighbor/ busy mom of 3 told us she makes her own rice milk for her family, I had to investigate. I discovered it's SO easy and ...

Actually, I could go for some Mexican right now... Hope you're having a splendid weekend!

I'm trying to become an early riser. The bedroom window is always cracked so I can hear the the birds in the morning. They start singing...

This recipe for homemade almond butter is so easy I'm just bustin' to share it with you. I buy almonds in a big bulk bag since I...

Set your clocks forward today! Well, spring home projects will soon be underway: painting, building a deck, eliminating more of "the ya...

Looks like my work is cut out for me today on Planet Snow. Pull on the ski boots! There are guys that come around our neighborhood, ringing ...

Snow day = guilt-free staying indoors. BTW, the above pics are in color . For the first time in a loooong time I slept in 'til the glor...

We certainly had the white Christmas! Hope yours was a magical one. Today brought more snow; the light, fluffy, powdered sugar snow that...

Remember my experiment back in June? This bright mix of perennials are the result! I tried a new-to-me technique: the no-till gardening met...