So this time the task was to do something about the miserably yellowed plastic around the ice and water dispenser on the fridge. This refrigerator is on probation for piddling on the flour a couple of times this summer. I gave it a good cleaning and a long thaw and scrubbed out the interior drain. [...]

I’m seriously considering not planting tomatoes this year. I can’t remember a summer when I didn’t have at least one plant in the ground, but it has crossed my mind to leave it be this season. Basil, yes, I’ve a couple of dozen plants started to go out in a few weeks, but my tomato [...]

It’s that time of year. For every task I start, I identify three more that could really use my attention. Dandelions have taken residence in the iris bed. The pool looks more like a swamp. And for the first time ever I’m battling garlic mustard thanks to what must have been a handful of thoughtless [...]