Despite the evil, I’m sticking with Facebook
This morning's share After a brief flurry of “I’m leaving” posts, the talk about Facebook’s crimes has died away from my feed. Everything seems back to normal (whatever [...]
Elizabeth Licata
Forsythias need to be free
By Barbara Eckstein via Creative Commons As much as I long for spring, there is one sight I am dreading. It’s the clipped hedges that were once beautiful [...]
Seeds—so seductive, so easy to resist
This basement setup has been in operation for decades. Now is the time that some of my more intrepid friends are beginning their seed programs. I envy them, [...]
Starting over with a terrarium
Here it is when it was given to me in 2008. I have always looked at plant failure as an opportunity, but I held out against replanting my [...]
Hygge, the Danish term for coziness, and houseplants
Houseplant/bulb hyggeness in a kitchen corner On a whim, I googled the two words, and, as expected, houseplants are included in the lifestyle instructions issued by the hygge [...]
2018 is the year of the bird and count me in
This is from the Key West butterfly conservancy; I'm only able to get close to birds in captivity. Hell, yeah. As a rule, I’m not really a fan [...]
Niagara Falls is not frozen
Near Terrapin Point And it wasn’t three years ago either, which was the last time this clickbait appeared on Facebook. But it is pretty damn cold, and frozen [...]
Season’s greetings from Key West
Where: -You would barely imagine that a category 4-5 hurricane had swept past just a few months previously. (Sorry, no Santa pix) -Santa is everywhere, as a culture [...]
The landscaping potential of snow
It’s not 12/21 yet, but winter has officially begun in Western New York; I had gotten my final bulbs in just a few days before the season's first major snowfall [...]
Why isn’t gardening included in exercise tech?
My husband and I were early adopters of Apple watches when they were first introduced in 2015. I now have a series 3, which can act independently of the iPhone, [...]
Goodbye to our old sycamore – thanks for your service
In (somewhat) better days Trees are suffering. First, there are the pests; among the most current are the emerald ash borer, the mountain pine beetle, and the wooly [...]
In solidarity with solidago
Goldenrod and another wildflower by North/South Lakes in the Catskills A recent post from my good friend, gardener and blogger, Gail Eichelberger, poses the question, “What’s wrong with [...]