What a great weekend with the childhood/college friends aka The Garden Club. How special when friends want to fly across the country to spend their birthday weekend right here at the South Florida hub of our "club." To Mitch C., Dolores and today's birthday people Ted and Carole, thanks for the visit and all the quality time. Carole and Ted, have the best 54th birthday, … [Read more...] about I Get By With a Little Help From my Friends….
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Updates from the Garden and the Gym
The first batch of compost has been placed around the stubborn mango tree and now I expect it to grow like...a tree! It was very exciting to see that rich, dark, highly nutritious soil come from our kitchen scraps and garden discards. That's what I call reducing, recycling and reusing. The second batch will now sit and cook down, while the bin we just emptied will start all … [Read more...] about Updates from the Garden and the Gym
The Many Colors of Carrots…Get YOURS
Congrats to UConn on the big win. Here it is April and finally, March madness has it's winner. It's all about the boys of summer, now...I am looking forward to going to a Marlin game in a few weeks, with Mitch. Though I don't really follow through the season, there is something about baseball that returns me to those youthful, carefree days. The sound of the crack of the … [Read more...] about The Many Colors of Carrots…Get YOURS
Dishing the Dirt
A few weeks ago, inspired by Derek asking why I don't compost again, like I did in our old house (over 10 years ago) I started a very simple, inexpensive, compost bin. For 13 bucks I bought a Rubbermaid 20 gallon garbage pail (with a cover) and drilled holes all over the bottom, sides and top. After googling a bunch of articles, I was ready to get started. First a layer of … [Read more...] about Dishing the Dirt