Time Well Spent-G. Totten, Sioux Falls

I received a recent thank you from my daughter for her birthday gifts from June, and in it she included a light apology for what she perceived as a small housekeeping faux pas.  During my recent visit, their home in southwest Minneapolis, like most, received some heavy rain (and a 12-hour overnight power outage).  Not…

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June 1st–Rain and More Rain. by Georgia Totten-Sioux Falls

June 1st already and it is still raining most days.  For newly planted garden seeds that’s a bonus, and for many like me who suffered turf damage due to last year’s drought, this even and gentle rain is just wonderful to help newly planted grass get off the ground (no pun intended).  I’ve had to…

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June 1st

June 1st already and it is still raining most days. For newly planted garden seeds that’s a bonus, and for many like me who suffered turf damage due to last year’s drought, this even and gentle rain is just wonderful to help newly planted grass get off the ground (no pun intended). I’ve had to…

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Back Again, by Georgia Totten

I ended my last season a but abruptly due to a few health concerns, but am back in the garden saddle for another year.  My venture into the yard this afternoon was to clean up after my English springer spaniel (she joined me just before Thanksgiving and is now just eight months old) and do a bit…

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