When Tom told me a couple of years ago that there was a great beach in Cleveland, I didn’t believe him. Well he proved me wrong. We went to Mentor Headlands for the first time last fall with Cassie and Doug. Yesterday we went again with the girls. It was sunny and beautiful- a perfect…

When it comes to gardening, I have many dreams.  I draw the content of these fantasies from my gardening magazines where people with endless incomes, endless sun, and endless space create breathtaking gardens, or from the flower catalogs that I save and devour with the same intensity and excitement as a child with the Christmas…

I just finished the first week of the first session of my summer music camp. I’ll be blunt- it was crazy! I had a nice curriculum laid out. First we would play introduction games. Then we would learn solfeggio, after that we would work on our song Do-Re-Me during which time I would explain proper…

I left for a two week vacation just after I had planted my garden and pots. I have to admit I was a bit nervous. However, I left all of my dear plants in the hands of my capable and willing husband who took care of them all with diligence. Thanks to a persistent waterer…

Yesterday I returned from Utah with two very special guests: Talia and Brecklyn. These two adorable girls are joining Tom and I for a few weeks in Cleveland. We couldn’t be more excited! Getting ready to check bags.During our layover in Chicago.And finally in Cleveland.       For the sake of the whole family. I’ll…

I’ve been in Utah the past few weeks. I had a wonderful time and made some unforgettable memories. Here’s a few (okay, a lot of) pictures from my trip: Rhyse is an absolute doll. She loves to cuddle, is starting to jabber, and even sings the first few phrases of the primary song “Mary’s Lullaby!”…

One of the main reasons why I ever believed that I could buy a foreclosed house and fix it all up was because my sister had done it. If she could drywall I could, if she could pick paint colors and paint huge rooms herself I could, if she could landscape and design her yard…

I love anemones. I planted this one two years ago. It is pretty tiny, and several of the bulbs didn’t overwinter. But this strong soul came up. What a delight! (Coming up through coreopsis Nana.) The rhodies are out!

I am offering a free sage plant. I planted this from seed last year. It was so insignificant the first year that I ended up buying a sage plant that is huge this year, so I am offering up this one to anyone who would like it. (locals only!) We have a pasta dish we…

The carrots are coming up nicely. I need to get out there an thin them however, or I’m going to have matchstick carrots!The broccoli could use a transplant as well. Broccoli plants get huge and there are about five of them in that first clump.This is a tiny tomato seedling. It’s about two inches tall.…