Author Archives: Koofie

Wishing and hoping and thinking…

While some of you might be making New Year’s resolutions, I’m sitting here on my computer looking at items that I clearly cannot afford. Exhibit 1: Tesla Model S This car is going into production this summer and I am drooling over it. Seriously. I love the look of the car but even better, it [...]

When To Sow?

It seemed to me that I started all of my seeds late last year, so I have been looking around for dates to start. By January I saw tons of people from my area starting pepper and tomatoes, which I didn’t think were supposed to be started until March. I love Mother Earth News magazine [...]

The Cove

While I really should have been cleaning my house today, I perused suggested movies in Netflix and came across The Cove.  I decided to start it while I swept, if only to have something in the background. The documentary is about dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The movie’s website offers a great synopsis: Academy Award® [...]

A Tomato Mystery

A few days ago I came across a mystery in my garden. No one had stolen produced or nibbled on vines, but instead I had a tomato that wasn’t what it seemed…

MyFolia, a Website for Gardeners

A few months ago, a friend introduced me to a gardening website that has become indispensable to me, and I don’t say this lightly! The website is myfolia.com, and it is a great way to keep a garden journal for those of us who are not inclined to write things down or who are looking [...]