Sassafras Mama

One of the things I like best about the fall is setting out my Halloween decorations.  The porch is looking welcoming for all the little go...

To look at my backyard, you'd think that the fall leaves are about finished with their work. But old man tree is so huge that he...

As the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy has approached, my local public radio station has  been asking listeners "how is your ...

Dunkin' Donuts has signs all over town advertising their new pumpkin pie donut.  T and I decided that the picture is hardly appetizing ...

For years, I have given dahlia bulbs a try.  I have almost never met with success in this venture and yet I have never given up hope.  This...

It could just be my starry-eyed view of flowers, but something about this mess of end-of-the-season blooms seems especially bright and lovel...

Two weeks ago, fall was in full display when we were in Cooperstown.  Around here, we're about to catch up.  In the meantime, I made so...

I was just drafting up a post about why Governor Christie should simply drop his appeal of the New Jersey lower court's ruling to permit...

No matter who is playing, the arrival of the baseball playoff season is an event in my home.  We will watch these games and enjoy the splen...

Though we are closing in on colder nights and a frost that will bring an end to the flowers, the zinnias are holding fast.  This week's...