I CAN SEE WHY THEY USE COBWEBS AS HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS
We've had one very persistent spider using our front porch to build its web nightly. I wouldn't mind if the spider did it between the post and the house, but no, it has to go post to post right across......
At Home with Chaos
The Obamas are poised to hire a new First Florist, a fan chaos and French style....
The Easy Way to Grow Broad Beans
The easiest way to grow broad beans is to throw a few seeds into the ground, leave them alone and then pick the fruit months later. But we all know it's not that easy, is it?...
household tip #1: opening jars
My sister-in-law Aw is a Thai chef (from Thailand). She's also Buddhist. She likes food to be both delicious and beautifully presented. If there's one thing that can lure me out of a raw food diet, it's her cooking. Because baked goods are unc...
“Hoosier Garden”
Someone wonderful recently returned from Santa Fe with a card bearing this image by Gustave Baumann (1881-1971). The German-born artist, lived for a time in Brown...
Will you be buying a Nazi Garden Gnome?
Ottmar Hörl's nazi garden gnomes will be available for sale once the exhibition is finished. Will you be getting one for your garden?...
How would you fare living a self-sustainable life?
If you were faced with having to living completely off your own piece of land, could you do it? Or, is the self-sustainable life an impossibility?...
The Rain Letters
Sandy Ao, photographer and friend, showers us with West Bengal’s cultures of rain....
Desert Botanical Garden Fall Sale
Going on today and tomorrow. As a member, I took the day off yesterday and went to the member's sale. As usual, I overspent my budget. This time, though, I have a stash of coins that I will use to pay back the difference into the household. Go me! This ti...
