My Growing Passions

Here's a site with information on composting. It's the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's page. composting I...

I'm learning about storing veggies, or in some cases refreshing my memory. Freezing is easy. Clean the veggies, chop them, blanche and c...

Planting bulbs right now? If so, these guys might be very happy about it. I think the one on the left is saying, "Hmm. Nummy." But...

I've been busy with the really fun part of gardening, which is harvest. My favorite tomato is Sun Gold. One plant produces enough abunda...

Are you a cartoon character? This little quiz is fun. I had hoped that Powerpuff Girls were part of the list. Oh well. 'Wanna know somet...

Most of you who read this know me personally and know of my interest in reading true crime. The authors I read are the ones who care about t...

There's a neat site with beautiful photos of plants. It's at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/54107366@N00/

The Northeast heat wave ended last week. Heat will return. This is summer. I'll take it, especially now that I have an air conditioner. ...

Do you, reader, remember any books you read while growing up, books that really touched you? Perhaps a story stoked your imagination. Or a b...

I'm an amateur gardener in my fourth season of in-ground gardening. I will talk a lot about it in this blog, as well as other things. Be...