The Plan…probably

I’ve made a few posts here since joining this comm, but I think only one has been about my own garden. The reason for this is really very simple: it looks horrible. The Rudbeckia is not nearly as happy as it was this spring. My Sweet Williams seem to be moving on to the next [...]

Can I winter perennials indoors?

I moved into a house in Philadelphia with a bit of space in the front and the back for gardening. I just got my vegetable seedlings in for my fall garden (kale, chard, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, collards, cauliflower). I’m a little skeptical that planting this late will work out, but I’m going on what [...]

Thanks everyone!!

We are going to paint the wall the 1st blue sample that everyone liked:) I’m going to get the paint and primer tomorrow. Hubby even liked it best when he got home from work.
We also went to Lazyboy and here is the sofa we’ll be getting

And later we’ll get a recliner in the [...]

Update type thing on my new apartment

So here is part of the living room. I have done a lot since this was taken but it gives a general idea.

here is another part of the living room. I am pretty much overrun by my 9 month old’s play things but it makes me happy.

and yeah my daughter is in lots [...]

African Violet Therapy

Sometime before summer, before we all became enamored of our outdoor spaces, there was a discussion here on dealing with an overgrown African Violet. I had promised somebody to take pictures of the process, and today I did.
Before you click on the cut, I must apologize for the lousy pictures. Our neighborhood was having a [...]