On Sunday morning I wasn’t up until 6:40AM. I didn’t want to get out of my warm cocoon. I got the stoves going and my post up. I pulled the shades up at 7:30AM because the sun was coming over the trees,

On Saturday morning, I woke up at 4AM and had lots of ideas. So I got up and texted them to my #1 intern. She, of course, was asleep. But she had decided to move into my spare room and there were a lot

On Friday morning I was up around 6AM and once the dying cat was fed, I got my post up. When I put the shades up, most of the snow was gone from the rain. I started on the New Herb garden plan. First,

On Thursday morning, I was up about 6AM, fed the cat and got my post up. At 7AM I got the shades up and checked the stoves then sat down to create the new plans for the 2 large gardens. I had to stop at

It all starts with making a garden plan. This is assuming you have selected a garden plot and know the exact dimensions. I use this website to create the plan. It’s pretty important to not plant the same

This is my surrogate granddaughter a couple days before she turned 9. I’m hoping to see her pretty soon, maybe this weekend. I got up at 5AM on Wednesday and got my post up. I cleaned up the kitchen and

The seed order supervisor On Tuesday morning I was up at 4:30AM as I had a lot to do before I left at 7:15AM for the dentist. I got the post up, a shower, pulled up the shades and had almost finished the

I’ve had seed catalogs since mid November 2024. Ordinarily I would have made the garden plans in December and gotten the orders in before Christmas. But not in 2024, I was too busy playing catch-up after

On Sunday morning I was up just after 6AM, much to someone’s disgust. Once he was fed, I got my post up. Then at 8AM I got started drawing the paper garden plans. I’d really messed up making the online

Woodpecker on suet feeder On Saturday morning, I got the post up, made a big cup of tea and sat down to plan the gardens for 2025. I use this website to plan from year to year. It transfers information

Most mornings I am up far before anyone else. I spend my time in quiet pursuits until it’s reasonable to make noise. On Tuesday morning this was designing my Christmas cards but not printing them as the

"... what it is, ain't exactly clear." - S. Stills I admit, there's definitely something fishy going on in my gardens! But all who know me, know I am hardly serious about much in life. Whimsy,