A few days ago and again today I ran by two gardens that left me in awe. I really hope that sometime soon I can stop by and meet whoever is responsible for the incredible beauty I witnessed and perhaps get a tour of their stunning gardens. The thing that impressed me most of all…

Last Saturday was University Circle’s “Parade in the Circle” the city’s big day of festivities. Tom went about four years ago but I had never been. I had seen pictures and was excited to take the girls. Despite the fact that it postponed our trip to Athens to see Trevor and Lauren we were all…

We are on year two for our strawberries and they are producing nicely. We get enough about everyother day for all four of us to enjoy a nice bowl full. Not enough for jam yet.

Last Friday we drove down to Oberlin to visit our dear friend Mary. We enjoyed a delicious lunch of breakfast at Black River cafe, Talia had a violin lesson and then we visited a fun country bulk food store- Apple Hill and then went to Schoepfle gardens were the girls caught tadpoles and frogs and…

Brecklyn and Talia, and all the Winder kids for that matter, love corn, specifically corn on the cob. So I bought some. Despite Brecklyn’s braces (and advice from her orthodontist that she not eat corn) and Talia’s lack of teeth, the girls both got inventive the other night in order to appease their desire to…

It has been an incredible summer in Cleveland. It has been warm and sunny with just enough rainy days to facilitate my not having to water! My plants are loving it, and growing at such a speed I can’t keep up with them. We’re enjoying strawberries and peas, and I cut daisies and roses to…

the snails are out. . . . . .and enjoying my molten lava and coreopsis.

Our strawberries have been ripening daily. Each day we get a little bowlful to enjoy for breakfast and midday snacks. The girls love to wonder out their when they need a little pick me up to search for a sweet red berry. Unfortunately, every visit to the healthy patch has been accompanied with bad news…

The girls and I went to the art walk together today and had a blast. After a fun though exhausting day at the beach yesterday we all had a slow morning. Breck and Tali spent most of the morning making an 8 foot chain of dandelions. (Oh, and the other reason people were slow this…

I would like to welcome Sabina Winder as one of our new contributors at Craving Dirt. Her post below shows her prowess for writing and growing. She is one of my garden mentors, it’s rare that we end a phone conversation without some sort of gardening ramble. She joins us from Centerville, UT right outside…