Trapped in a Snow Globe
From Blog to E-Book
10 Tips For Other Bloggers and Authors From My Excellent Adventure in E-Book Publishing Last fall, after attending a Garden Writers Association workshop in New York City, I decided that I needed to totally revamp my blogging. I’d been posting at www.WholeLifeGardening...
The View From The Kitchen Sink
Most people have a window above their kitchen sink. In our house that area is open to the living room and for me, this took some getting used to. But wherever I've lived the window sill above the kitchen sink has been a place to display things that I enjoy. I try to...
Solar Heated Seed Starting Shed
Several people have expressed interest in our solar heated seed-starting shed so here is a short pictorial explanation of how it is made and why it works. You can see and purchase Smart Pots here. ...
The Timing of Your Intake of Calories
I’m not sure if there are more myths about gardening or weight loss. Since I was actively losing weight at the same time I was writing my book about garden myths, both were front and center over the summer of 2013. One of the weight loss myths I learned years ago was...
A Weight Loss Plan That Works
A suggestion: being successful at losing weight depends on finding your “G-Force.” I’ve borrowed the term from physics where g-force is “a measure of acceleration felt as weight.” But when it comes to dieting, G-Force is something personal that accelerates your loss...
How Many Calories Per Day to Lose Weight?
Since my introductory post last week I’ve had many emails expressing interest in how I lost weight last year. Although I don’t want this to be a dieting blog, I acknowledge that maintaining a healthy weight is of interest and for me this has had a real connection with...
Weight Loss, Gardening & Gratitude – An Introduction
On March 31st, 2013 I stepped on the scale and looked with displeasure as it read 181 pounds. “This is not acceptable,” I said. Like many people, I have gained about five pounds a year since I turned 40. After 9/11 I think I gained ten pounds in one month because all...
Those Pesky Fruit Flies & Fungus Gnats!
People who bring their plants indoors in the fall often complain about the tiny “fruit flies” that might come along too. These are most likely fungus gnats although anyone plagued by gnats should check to see if the problem is really coming from their drains. Fungus...
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