Spring is a time of transition (and peonies)

So I've had a bit of extra time on my hands. I have two freelance writing contracts with two fantastic clients. When I put them together they amount to part time work with odd windows of time here and there. (Am I looking for a full-time gig? That's a really great question! I don't have a clear … Continue reading →

Pandemic gardening

Last year, during the first pandemic summer, I swore that This Was The Year we wrestled our garden under control. It has been wildly OUT of control pretty much since we moved in here. I thought, FINALLY, we have time! We can putter and weed and water and divide and plan! And guess what, it … Continue reading →

When old furniture is made new again

Many moons ago, my mother gave us a china cabinet. It was in the dining room in the house that I grew up in. Storage-wise, it's great. It's tall. The top half has glass doors, the bottom half has solid doors and hides all kinds of things. Dividing the top and bottom is a big wide (and … Continue reading →

Spring has sprung

I can't tell you how happy it makes me to look outside and see GREEN again. It's about time. Here's what's blooming here at Casa Fishbowl: You know what's funny? I took these photos a few days ago and everything is even bigger and greener. You can … Continue reading →

What does your leaf raking style say about you?

Over the past few weeks I've raked multiple lawns and moved what might possibly be a metric ton of leaves from one place to another. I raked the small forest around my mother's place on two occasions this fall (picture full-size maple and oak trees, so many leaves they can't be bagged), my … Continue reading →

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Spring is a time of transition (and peonies)

Pandemic gardening

When old furniture is made new again

Spring has sprung

What does your leaf raking style say about you?