Category Archives: Journal entries

Check this out: it’s an excellent workshop on fruit growing. University of Idaho, College of Agricultural and Life Science, Parma Research and Extension Center Pomology Program Annual Fruit Field Day The University of Idaho Annual Fruit Field Day will be … Continue reading →

It was two weeks ago tomorrow the fabulous premier issue of Leaf Magazine hit the wired desktops of garden lovers/design lovers everywhere. Yours truly (and humbly) is proud to be a part of this launch, having contributed to this issue. … Continue reading →

Quite possibly one of the most ingenious raised bed ideas I’ve EVER seen! For a Zone 5 garden, these mammoth truck tires are brilliant. They absorb heat and bring the soil temp up early in the season, they hold moisture … Continue reading →

Cha cha cha! Enter your salsa sample by 11 am next Saturday! Judging is at 1 pm sharp. Tamales. Pinatas. Prizes. OLE~! Two contests, actually: Homemade salsa. You can win in the Judges’ Favorite, Hottest, or Fan Fave. Two age … Continue reading →

Touring Indy gardens today.

I have a weak spot for the humble hollyhock. As a little girl, I made dolls with the blossoms. Today, I admire them in every shape, form, color or place I find them. Often in alleys-forgotten and unwatered just self-seeding … Continue reading →

. To lodge a concern over United Water’s 20% proposed rate hike, call the commission at 208.334-0338. Ask them how to sign up to testify at the hearing.

The Idaho Statesman ran a front page article the other day re: United Water (owned by Suez, a French company, read: greedy, world wide water monopoly), wants to increase our water rates by 20% . What the hell? Oh, consumption … Continue reading →

The Emerald City may never be the same. We went, we shopped, we ate, we drank, we saw gardens, we saw sculpture, we gabbed, we ate and drank some more… By the time I finished the 9 hour drive back … Continue reading →