Over the past couple of months we have planted some tomato plants, carrot seeds, some herbs and 3 kinds of lettuce. It's amazing how the first few weeks everything looks like it will never amount to anything that you can put on a table and actually thrive from and then all of a sudden, there it is. This past week I have been able to go outside daily and pick lettuce for the … [Read more...] about Watching Our Gardens Grow
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Morning Weigh In
While it was a bit on the late side, and too late to impact this season, I was none-the-less saddened to hear that Miami Dolphin coach Tony Sparano was given the axe. What good is a new coach without a quarterback? Who will be the new coach? This past Sunday I managed my best of the week's sleep through the entire second half of the game. After the first half, there was … [Read more...] about Morning Weigh In
Garden 1, Season 2
Keeping in mind my garden mentor Ted's greatest advice, Mitch and I added lots of homegrown and store bought compost and garden soil to vegetable garden #1 this weekend. There is nothing like dumping over that garbage bin and adding the rich black homegrown compost that was, only a short time ago, the waste from my kitchen. To think that the vegetable peels, fruit rinds and … [Read more...] about Garden 1, Season 2
Body and Mind
This morning I was trying my best to put a picture of my friend and gardening mentor's weekend harvest. Carrots, squash, assorted potatoes and so much more filled his arms and buckets, but I forgot how to get the picture from my Ipad to this site...OUCH! In any event, I am once again inspired to get busy in the garden. I am also inspired to get with my webmaster and learn … [Read more...] about Body and Mind
Monday Morning Says:
Every once and a while, the very least I can do is send a shout out to Janet, Joy and Renee, the 3 woman who came together to form STOPPNOW, a grass roots efforts to eliminate the Florida prescription drug pill mills. Their incredible devotion to this cause has resulted in tons of media attention and ultimately helped in shutting down many of these. Their next peaceful rally … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Says: