It's gorgeous in Chicago today: high time for the annual cutting of the weather sealant around my office's awning window. Don't worry, it's allowed. Have a good weekend, kids!
Open Window
This is How My Garden Fails
I'm very sorry to make this blog an all-garden all-the-time affair, but nature is really working against me here. Witness: HAIL. Let's zoom in. To add insult to injury, I looked out the window this morning at the precise moment a stray cat dumped out and covered its tracks by digging in the square of [...]
Bunnicula
The rabbit finished off the spinach entirely and moved on to the heads of lettuce. Unacceptable! Jarrod and I will be out of town this weekend and, at the rate of the rabbit's consumption, there would be nothing left in the garden by the time we returned. So, a short-term quick-fix was in order. I [...]
Unlawful Consumption
Some monstrous creature has been helping itself to our spinach. It's probably this sort of monster: What a dick.
Tools for (Over) Planning Raised Garden Beds
The law of diminishing returns reigns supreme around here. Every minute over 30 spent making dinner, for example, leads to 5 diminished units of consumption enjoyment. (For the record: Taco Night yields the optimal ratio of minutes spent-to-units of consumption enjoyment.) Projects I find most satisfying, like the catio portal, come together with minimal hassle [...]
Project Palermo 