Ale, Lil and I have lived in Columbus, Ohio for a combined total of over fifty years. This city is surprising in its depth and there are hundreds of places and experiences we have never had in and around our hometown. Taking inspiration from Kate’s list of things she wants to do in Columbus, here are new things (or things we haven’t done in a LONG time) we want to do this summer: Check out [...]

There are oodles of books about starting seeds from people far more qualified than me to be dispensing advice.  If you really want to know everything, I suggest searching out references at your local library. What we do here is a casual process guided mostly by the backs of the seed packets and our own yearning to be outside. Indoors we will soon start some peppers, tomatoes, and herbs.  Our setup is a simple plastic [...]