JerseyShoreLisa 
Here’s a peek inside my greenhouse so you can see the newspaper pots! I followed this tutorial on youtube, but instead of a soup can, which turned out to be pretty big, I used a spray oil can which is concave on the bottom and let me tuck the bottoms of the pots up against … Read more
How strange that the day after I post about my ugly, carpet covered driveway and my desire for paving services, a residential paving contractor comes knocking at my door. Literally! I was outside shredding leaves yesterday when husband comes out into the backyard and says “Lisa, should I let somebody pave the driveway?” “YES!” Was … Read more
We’ve got lots of old, rotting firewood that’s cut too big for our fireplace stove. Personally, I STINK at splitting firewood and husband has said that if I were to acquire a chainsaw, he would render it inoperable in order to save me from myself. In his own words, he doesn’t think that I would … Read more
[su_row][su_column size=”3/5″ center=”no” class=””] I started my first seeds of 2012 tonight in my aerogarden garden starter tray. I few golden acre and flat Dutch cabbages, a few snowball cauliflower and some giant escarole. This week I will make some newspaper pots and start some more cold weather seeds in the unheated greenhouse in the … Read more
[su_row][su_column size=”3/5″ center=”no” class=””] A few months ago I watched the movie Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. I had already read Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss and was discovering the health benefits of a plant based diet and giving it my best shot when … Read more
All I can think of is “Husband would KILL me if it hits the house.” I also can’t find the chainsaw I know is lurking in the garage somewhere. But I’m crazy. I really am. I have a kickin’ little Fat Max Stanley handsaw (see the link to buy it on Amazon) AND I have … Read more
I planted lettuce hoping for a harvest before life at the Jersey Shore got too cold and froze over. Boy do I have lettuce now! When I plant it in spring it bolts so fast, but this lettuce has been going strong for weeks now. I’ve had a few salads from these beds already and, … Read more
I think my tree is confused. It did NOT bloom in spring when it’s neighboring Crimson Gala tree bloomed and I was worried because these two trees were supposed to be able to pollinate each other. This is only the third autumn it’s been planted in my backyard. Will it bloom this coming spring? Will … Read more