Internet Shopping FAIL

Internet Shopping FAIL

Sometimes the interwebs just do you wrong, ya know? Take, for example, the Burpee order I placed weeks ago.  Shipping live plants didn't seem risky to me considering that baby chicks are shipped via USPS all the time.  But these vegetables were doomed (the same fate many baby chicks face as well, I suppose).  They [...]

Tools for (Over) Planning Raised Garden Beds

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 [...]