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Planting Tomatoes: A Little Humor
My sister forwarded the following story. It made me smile. An older gentleman living alone in New Jersey looked forward to planting his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work. The ground...
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Eastwooding: An Empty Chair with Flare
Boomdeeada got me rolling this week, when she shared this clever (empty) chair from Pinterest with the term Eastwooding. Eastwooding Someone coined the term “Eastwooding” after actor Clint Eastwood...
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Smiling in the Garden
Smiling is good for you. It reduces tension, helps you relax and promotes overall good health. There is always something to smile about in the garden; sometimes I’m lucky enough to catch it with my...
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Told Off by a Squirrel
Have you ever been told off by a squirrel? They’re not shy about letting you know how they feel. They stand their ground, swishing their ample tails in a circular motion, while building a vocal...
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Garden Social: If Only Squirrels Had Facebook
My favorite part of the holiday season is all the visiting. Friends stop by or invite you out for lunch or drinks. Calendars fill with parties and Facebook is abuzz with everyone’s photos. It’s that...
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Gravel Mulch Muchas Gracias
Last fall I planted purple pansies along the deck, then interspersed bulbs in between. What beautiful planters we would have come spring. Then the squirrels dug them up. One by one, over a couple of...
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Punny Garden: The Sequel
This time last year, I published a post called Punny Garden: Garden Jokes and Puns. It proved to be one of my most popular. It continues to get hits most days. People like to smile, laugh or guffaw....
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Garden Limericks: Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I’m not Irish, but my once bright red hair might give you pause. I’m not a fan of beer, either, green or otherwise. I do love the excuse to wear green, however, and the chance to write green...
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Fairy Garden Fail: Are You Laughing Yet?
Some days you get it right and some days things go terribly wrong. Today fell into the latter. My concept for the Easter fairy garden was simple: The merest suggestion of an Easter Bunny watching over...
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Slipping into Friday with a Silly Joke
Someone told me the following joke years ago and it still makes me giggle. I don’t generally remember jokes, even five minutes later, or I mess up the telling of the joke and give away the punch line....
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Frank and the Squirrels Who Loved Him
That sounds like a dime-store romance doesn’t it? In this story we have no tragic heroine, just a sad pumpkin named Frank unable to live up to his potential after a careless gardener tossed him...
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Birds of Wisdom: A bit of Goofing Off
I’ve been working extra hours these past few weeks, so when my client called to cancel this morning, I was (mostly) relieved. I decided to treat myself to a much-needed thirty minutes of goofing off....
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Turning Lemons into…Dinosaurs
Our lemon tree is covered with flowers again, promising another banner crop later this year. What I didn’t expect was this: It seems our enterprising tree has given birth to a baby dinosaur. Thank you...
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Dear Opl: I Love You
My pre-ordered copies of Dear Opl arrived this week. It was great fun opening the box. I finally had my hands on this gem of a book, penned by Shelley Sackier of Peak Perspective. My 15-year-old son...
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