by Lise Funderburg | Jun 10, 2009 | Lay of the land, THRIFT
My recent sighting of the Pik-n-Pig’s portable BBQ Kingdom was clearly a sign of things to come. Turns out my supercool stepson Jason just bought a 17-foot-long trailer, and this is what he’s going to build on it (in the heat of the Arizona summer, not...
by Lise Funderburg | May 22, 2009 | Lay of the land
Tomorrow’s my 6th annual Divide & Conquer Driveway Plant Sale (9 am until the last hosta has made haste), and following the established philosophy of “No Seedling Left Behind,” I’m up to approximately 513 plants (see right). I’m sure...
by Lise Funderburg | Apr 15, 2009 | Food, Lay of the land
Artisanal cidermakers Terry and Judith Maloney are just starting to bottle their latest batches of hard cider, and we were lucky enough to get this early sample pack. So far we’ve only broken into the Kingston Black, a wild-yeast cider that John (resident...
by Lise Funderburg | Apr 10, 2009 | Lay of the land
Like every gardener I know at this time of the year, if I’m not actually gardening, I’m out in the yard with the micrometer, measuring hourly growth here in Zone 7. But today (when I’ve done enough writing to have earned it) will be the day for...
by Lise Funderburg | Apr 2, 2009 | Lay of the land
Starting yesterday, and for the sixth year in a row, I’m gathering up all the little wayward volunteers and spreaders in my garden, potting them up, and selling them (ok, giving them away, practically) to neighbors and passersby sometime close to the end of May....
