To me, summer begins and ends with basil. Summer isn't really underway until I put the basil plants in the garden. They grow all summer,...

This is just gratuitous and inappropriate. I don't know what is more disturbing, the stripping itself, the fact that she's dressed ...

I think it is so cute when our bunny stretches up on its hindlegs: And here he brought a friend ( Did you hear that? ): The birds love it wh...

It's the bountiful harvest time! (Most of) Tuesday's garden harvest: Four different types of tomatoes (and the Roma tomatoes haven...

I have always found it much easier to start projects than to finish them. New projects are exciting and full of possibilities. I can dream a...

When I was younger, I used to have nightmares of physical threat. I was chased, or menaced, or injured, or even killed. My nightmares these ...

When I went out to set up the sprinkler this morning, I saw a hummingbird in our yard. This is the first summer I've seen a hummingbird ...

I finally finished painting the basement bathroom. It is a VERY BRIGHT orange color with yellow glaze ragged on over it (actually, ragged o...

I have been on a muffin-baking kick recently -- I like muffins, and they are easy to make. They also freeze well, so I can keep them indefin...

Just for faeriemage , here are some photos of our resident baby bunny. This first one is when it was very little (taken about a month ago). ...