Posts Tagged ‘ Gardening ’

Plans for Making Ceramic Sundials

August 1, 2012
Plans for Making Ceramic Sundials

I was talking to my husband, Mark, about the idea of making my own sundial. We couldn’t think of any reason why I could not be able to make one out of clay, if I took care with the planning and design. I looked into sites about making homemade sundials and it seems it is…

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The distinct charm of a Secret Garden

July 27, 2012
The distinct charm of a Secret Garden

“The Secret Garden was what Mary called it when she was thinking of it. She liked the name, and she liked still more the feeling that when its beautiful old walls shut her in no one knew where she was. It seemed almost like being shut out of the world in some fairy place. The…

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Make a bumblebee nest from a flower pot

February 3, 2012

— Last year, I posted this story too late to make a difference, so I promised myself I’d publish it soon enough to be of use this year! Start collecting your dryer lint! A big thank you to Thomas Winther for his links below… My neighbor, Jean, likes bees and when I am around her,…

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New life for your cracked pottery

July 24, 2011
New life for your cracked pottery

I heard the bowl break before I realized what happened. I was lifting a tile to put it up on a shelf; it slipped out of my fingers and crashed in the sink, smashing a bowl (no damage to the tile). Deb made that bowl and it was the one I liked the best. Darn.…

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