Spring has somewhat sprung here in central Ohio. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Yesterday a beautiful Cardinal was sitting in an evergreen tree right outside my bedroom window. I also have some rather ugly plastic flower arrangements hanging on my back porch that were there when we moved in. I don't have a heart to remove them though because every spring a few finch families build nests in them. I have seen a lot of nesting activity this week. I believe I am rethinking my … [Read more...]
Recycling “Stuff” for Your Garden
I've got Spring on the brain so I thought I might share some of the stuff I am doing to get ready for planting season. There are actually many things around the house that can be used to get seedlings started and it makes use of garbage you have around the house, effectively recycling things to give them another use. First off...to start seedlings you need some little pots. There is no need to buy them...you may already have them. You can make little planters from toilet paper rolls, … [Read more...]
Getting Settled
Yes, I moved again. As you may already now from my hints in other posts I moved yet again. Unlike my recent cross country trek from Arizona to Ohio, this time I just moved across town. My first place in Ohio was a very old Victorian house and I was very excited to do some green remodeling. Well I admit now that I bit off more then I could chew and with 3 kids to watch after every day I just could not see living in a fixer upper anymore. The street the house was on was also a major part of … [Read more...]
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