The Gloriously Sour Cherry

The Gloriously Sour Cherry

It’s that time of year again! The Montmorency cherries are ready to pick and the Payaso and I came away from nearly 15 pounds of cherries this year. First, a little history… Montmorency cherries are named after a region in France. Believed to be one 

Hose Horrors: Overcoming the Tangled Trials of Garden Hoses

Picture this: you step out into your lovely garden, armed with determination and a watering can-do attitude. Your plants eagerly await a refreshing drink, but there’s one tiny obstacle in your way—the dreaded garden hose. Ah, yes, the tangled tormentor that has brought many gardeners 

Something Other Than Food

Something Other Than Food

Hello, hello, hello… It’s a gloomy Sunday morning here in Minnesota, and I don’t mind.  I always appreciate some clouds, rain and the occasional thunderstorm.  Luckily, I was able to walk the gardens and take some photos of the flowers and the fur babies yesterday 

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls

I absolutely love weekend mornings.  The Payaso and I usually wake up around 5:00 a.m. during the week, so to be able to sleep in until 6:00 a.m. on the weekends is a big treat for us.  The pups always need to go potty and 

Welcome Spring, 2018!

Welcome Spring, 2018!

Ernest Hemingway wrote in A Moveable Feast that “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest…People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” Take a minute;