It’s been a while since I’ve shared photos of my garden, mostly because once the bright colors of fall were gone, I’ve looked out the window and thought “blah, who’d want to see that?” I really admire four-season gardeners. They’re the people who are out regardless of the weather, admiring the way the freezing rain [Read more]
Archive for January, 2012
Winter Gardening with Grow Lights
(image) When I hear the words “grow lights” I immediately think of drug dens. And I’ll tell you something that I’m pretty sure is 100% true. People who grow marijuana in their closets aren’t doing it because they think the cannabis or the requisite grow lights are aesthetically pleasing. I, on the other hand, care [Read more]
Pantry Essentials: Everything You Need For a Year of Deliciousness
Even the best cooks however, are only a shadow of their ultimate culinary selves without a properly stocked kitchen. Now that your kitchen cabinets have been purged of out-of-date and out-of-flavor fare, it’s time to restore and re-group the pantry essentials. Now what do I mean by “pantry essentials”? You might even question whether you [Read more]
DIY After All: I Got Brave and Put Together a Terrarium
As you may recall, I was planning a terrarium surprise for Christmas. There was, of course, the slight problem of me being terrified of putting one together myself. I’m happy to report that I got over it. I bought a container, I bought some plants, I assembled the little landscape, and the present is surviving [Read more]