Merlin and Sirius Black in their catio Backstory: As some readers will remember, I’ve posted before about free-roaming and feral cats and the dangerous lives they lead—dangerous to both them and their songbird prey. Studies vary, but it’s safe, even conservative, to assume that a billion or so birds and an even larger number of...
Italian Wedding Soup
Made with the most perfectly tender, juicy, chicken meatballs! So hearty and flavorful. Not to mention, it’s simple, quick and easy! I know. I really need to stop eating soup when it’s 100+ degrees outside. But I can’t help it. I can’t. I love soup 365 degrees out of the year, but I particularly...
Making Peter Great Again – One Fountain at a Time
Most gardeners after about 40 years in the asparagus patch begin to at least consider downsizing. You know, cutting back to only three-quarters of an acre of weeds, fewer disease-plagued rose bushes and compost-pile-death to those ever-needy iris and day lilies. The same with back-yard fountains. Sure, they offer bubbling sounds and elegant gushes of...
Baked Garlic Herb Potato Wedges
The crispiest potato wedges ever! And it is completely BAKED!!! Served with the most amazing, garlicky-herb mixture! How wrong is it that this was my dinner for a few nights? And when I say few, I mean 4 nights. In a row. What? Carbs on carbs make for an excellent dinner. Especially when it...
The Sights of Cornell, Ithaca and More
Almost on a whim I drove to Ithaca to attend the Children and Youth Garden Symposium being hosted by Cornell (with the American Horticultural Society), and I’m glad I did. First, the stunning beauty of the campus, the town and the whole region reminded me not at all of the flatlands of Northern Ohio where...