People are always asking which came first the chicken or the egg. I just want to know how to crack an egg without getting pieces of the shell in the bowl. And when I do get pieces of shell in the bowl, how do I get them back out? Chasing that piece of shell around [...]

After meeting Patrick and Sheila – a couple who shared an enthusiastic passion for gardening – I could see straight away that Darcy and I were missing out on something wonderful. “The couple that grows together stays together,” I told Darcy as I herded him past the tools and automotive parts and into the seasonal [...]

Whenever people are asked to introduce someone who is well known they always say the same thing.  “Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a person who needs no introduction” and then they go on to introduce the person anyway.  I would love to be at an event where the MC stands before the microphone, smoothly delivers the [...]

Up in our neck of the woods the May long weekend has traditionally been set aside by gardeners for planting, while non gardeners choose to hook up their boats and RV’s and set off on their inaugural camp of the year.  Pity the fools.  As you may have gleaned, I am a gardener.  And I [...]