All gardeners know the benefits of the sun when it comes to the garden, we are always looking to the sun when we determine what to grow..will this plant need full sun, partial sun, or full shade? But I had never taken time to think about the importance of the dark, night sky to all [...]
Not everyone has the pleasure of being surrounded by budding trees in the spring, flowers in the summer, fall colors, and the stark look of the woodlands in winter. Many by choice or necessity live in the big cities where they are surrounded by buildings and little else. I was interested in knowing what kind [...]
Here I sit waiting for the first flakes to drop as we wait for March to come in like a lion here in Northern NJ. With a winter like this, one can only continue to dream about what it will be like to begin digging in the soil. I remember when I was a young [...]
Last year I decided to buy some blinds for our bedroom…our old ones were a dark brown color, and I wanted to brighten the room, so purchased white vinyl blinds, only to find myself squinting when the sun rose very early in the morning…challenging for a night person like myself! At the time, I had [...]
One of my other interests besides gardening is going to auctions, especially vintage book, paper, and historical document auctions. Recently I was going through a box of items that I’d purchased about a year ago, and came across 2 relatively hard to find books written in the 1970′s about making dye from plants, and then [...]
