The Franco-American Flophouse has moved

“Might I," quavered Mary, "might I have a bit of earth?” Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden For years I dreamt of a ...

Taking a few weeks off to play in the garden.  A little pruning; a lot of weeding.  The biggest project was dethatching the lawn, removing t...

"Nick : Here's a thought. Why don't we get an egg and start our own chicken farm? That way we'd have all the eggs we co...

Contempt before investigation will sink you every time. Yesterday we invited the neighbors over for an early evening before dinner drink ...

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body." Benjamin Franklin Did I ever ...

Monday morning the younger Frenchling and I will be on a flight to North America.  We have several destinations:  Seattle, WA;  Silverton, O...

OK, I promised (and my mom reminded me) that I would post pictures of the garden.  I originally wanted to wait for a sunny day before haulin...