Complete Gourmet | Personal Chef | Catering | Derek Bergemann is the site for the catering we are going with-I am so excited! This guy is enthusiastic about what he does and artistic. Never underestimate what a little artistry does for your food experience :) I will report totally on the meal so that if […]
Everyday Happenings
Marathon Gardening
Gardening , when it once catches a place in your heart, is a lifetime pursuit. It takes you through phases, and conforms to the metamorphism of your life. As all good organisms do. If you are long in a garden, or inherit someone elses efforts, sooner or later you may find the need to renovate. […]
Mad Dogs And Midwesterners
Now this is Midwestern summer. Hot, humid Fourth of July, hazy, and sunny weather. The kind that only mad dogs and ( forgive me, Englishmen) and Midwesterners dare to defy. Yep. We work in this weather, and lots of us don’t have airconditioning. Not on the full time basis of the South and SouthWest, anyway. […]
New Question: “Is it soggy enough for you?”
Answer: Yes. Anymore questions? It rained again last night. It seems to be raining so much that I no longer dare to work this garden clay/mush. The lake in the field has seemed to become permanent…. and yes I am complaining because it is finally getting to me. We simply mow when we can around […]
SlaveDrivers Anonymous
I don’t know how it is at other people’s houses, but at my house I am the idea person/slavedriver. That is right….. they run when they see me coming. All except that poor guy, AKA my husband, who has nowhere to run. So what is it this time? A new porch. I brainstormed this idea […]
Garden Planning in February
My garden is in the throes of February. It thaws, it freezes, it is ice, it is puddles, it is whatever February wants to be! I am hesitant to start seeds because I have so many irons in the fire at this time; yet I know I will be sorry if I don’t. Maybe if […]
