A few days ago, I got a telemarketing call. Unlike most people, I don’t absolutely despise telemarketers. As long as the same company doesn’t call me fifteen times in the same week, I am okay with telemarketing calls. I mean,… Read more ›
It has been a dry spring here in Cleveland. I have already had to water my garden a few times and until last night, the ground was dry and cracked. But last night, the skies opened up and sent down… Read more ›
This is a post that relates to the Cleveland Weeds project. In this post I am going to cover Canada Thistle Spring Click on image or here to enlarge SummerComing Soon FallComing Soon Latin Name: Cirsium arvens Common Names: Canada… Read more ›
The first of my clematis vines was blooming in my yard today, and it brought to mind this quote: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.” —From Romeo and… Read more ›
This is what my current compost pile looks like. It’s an overgrown mess. It started out 5 years ago as a little tiny pile but because there wasn’t much in the way of a boundary around it, the pile just… Read more ›
We got frost again last night. Honestly, while I know that the last frost date here in lovely Cleveland, OH is May 16, I have never seen a frost this late. I have lived in Cleveland for 9 years and… Read more ›
I have to kill the Canada thistle that is growing where I want to put my new vegetable beds. I have mentioned before that I do not garden 100% organic. One of the big reasons why is Canada thistle. I… Read more ›
My husband and kids went to get some goldfish for the pond yesterday. My two youngest love to go get fish. They have been waiting with excitement since we cleaned the pond out. My husband took them to PetsMart to… Read more ›
There is a legend about a woman who grew an orange in Cleveland, Ohio. No one knows if it is really true, but there are unverified pictures and people who have a friend who has a friend who told them… Read more ›
Welcome to my pride and joy. My porch collection of potted plants. I know, what you are thinking. “My, my Hanna… Um… Those plants look a bit… Um… bedraggled and dead.” Well, you wouldn’t look all that great either if… Read more ›
