The life and loves of a time-poor plantsman. The Making of the Garden. The changing of the clocks makes an enormous difference to my enjoyment of the garden. Gardens of the East Kent National Garden Scheme.

After spending four hours in an unheated building. After ripping apart a wall with a toothpick. After loading and unloading a truck until nearly midnight. Paul told me to stop looking on Craigslist for a while. He said I had reached my quota. Then I went and looked on Craigslist.

A Blog For All The Vintage Geeks. New Goodness At Auction On eBay This Week! August 7, 2015.

I really like this old book not only for the writing; but, for the beautifully illustrated drawings. Written by Mary Gilmartin, June 7, 2015.

Meet n Greet Time! Originally posted on Dream Big, Dream Often. Every family has their .

Thrift Store Tripping and Frugal Living at its Best. While I was in Texas last summer, I managed to visit at least three thrift stores. Sadly, none of those stores compare to the quality of vintage goods that I can find from the stores here in Toronto. Well, except for this one lucky find.

Vintage Home Helps Rediscovering Old Fashioned Advice For Everyday Life. Rediscovering Old Fashioned Advice For Everyday Life. Progress of the Range in 1937. Posted in Cookbooks and Ads. I like meatballs because they are simple and easy to make.

Coping with life as a widow.

A corner of my own. I have a corner of my own in our new house! Sewing machine, patterns, books and fabrics are at last getting proper space. But I had to pay, in blood. Suffering from a LQS depression.

Tales from a Lazy Thrifter. 8220;Wise people speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something.