While I like the ideals of the Anya Hindmarch “I’m not a plastic bag” bags, am I the only one who thinks they aren’t the least bit attractive? Perhaps I’m marking myself as not “high fashion” or something here (and I am ok with that), but I have a huge selection of “not plastic” tote [...]

after getting frightfully tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for bryson to have room on it’s list for more centretown deliveries, I stumbled across Ottawa Organics on the weekend and immediately ordered myself a medium fruit & veggie box. It arrived tonight. Inside: nectarines, bananas, apples, salad mix, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, pears, oranges, green [...]

last summer, adorned with two brand new porches, I took to balcony gardening like nobody’s business. The only thing I didn’t manage to kill? A giant container of basil. I *love* basil on the porch in the summer, and I guess it just wanted to hang on as long as it could. But THIS year, [...]