Clear As Mud Let me back up a little bit. A couple of days ago I posted about my recent acquisition of a soil blocker and the recipe for the soil mix that I use to make the blocks. Since then I have gotten several questions about blocking, the recipe and the reasoning behind a…
Quality Entertainment Sharing quiet time with your family couldn’t be more exciting than backyard birding. Just when the weather puts a damper on outdoor plans, whether with drizzly rain, deep cold, or just an otherwise “blah” kind of day, activity at bird feeders tends to pick up. On beautiful days, birds often disperse to find…
Canning Jar Lid Upcycle If you can your garden’s harvest every year you have this problem: a sizable stack of jar lids. You know what I mean. The lids can only be used once for canning. I always felt bad about tossing the lids once I used them. Sure, I keep them around to use on…
It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas Two weeks and counting down…Already? December has been flying by for us and before we know it, we will be starting seeds for next Spring’s garden. With about two weeks left to go, we still have some prep work to do to get ready for the…
Birdwatching 101 I really enjoy birding. I am not the most well educated ornithologist, but I know who’s in the neighborhood, and when somebody new comes around I enjoy finding out who it is, and trying to figure out what brought them around. For part-time bird feeders like me, the season kicks off when the…