Countdown to the #BackYardSale: We Need Hand and Garden Tools

What to donate to help cats

Today’s suggestion of items to donate to (back)YardSale to benefit #PghCatFolx … hand and garden tools. Do you have extra pairs of scissors? Multiple hammers and screwdrivers? A collapsible snow shovel? Zip ties from that 2015 project? Flashlights? Partial packs of batteries? Tool bags? Carabiners? Swiss Army knife? All these and more can make an […]

On The Sixth Month Mark, We Relax

Day 180. Or so. Doesn’t really matter when it falls because the horror of six months in a pandemic is self-evident. On the one hand, we’ve survived and found glimmers of beauty, purpose, and even joy. On the other hand, it’s just been so awful within this six months – I was engulfed by a […]

Safe in my flower box garden?

I’ve been sticking close to home lately. It helps to manage anxiety and sadness to be in a safe, comfortable space. It’s a tradeoff because I feel lonely, but my projects are doing okay – cat food drive is helping a lot of folks, Q&As are booming, and occasionally people offer to come see me […]

The View From the Back Window

Pittsburgh

Look out your back window or door — describe what you see, as if you were trying to convey the scene to someone from another country or planet. Our backyard gives off the vibe of spring wrestling with old man winter to control the scenery. There’s enough green grass (weeds) to give the illusion that […]