Karen Bertelsen

We’ve arrived at that time of year again. So put on your coziest pajamas, switch off the lamps, and light the candles — it’s scary movie time. A teenage girl barfing out the devil and

Some weeks are filled with big, impressive accomplishments. This one was filled with a boiling carcass and poltergeist. 🕰 I Went to Shoppers Canadians know what that means instantly. I was standing outside Shoppers Drug

Fall is supposed to be about winding down. Cozy sweaters, shutting things off, preparing for winter. Southern Ontario missed that memo as we are entering our 17th month of summer. I love you summer but

Apple season is here. Which means my crisper drawer is about to become either a luxury jam factory or a compost museum. Also this week, I'm a dirty liar, the harvest continues and installing a

Sometimes you just want to look at the pretty flowers. Today I have some of the prettiest for you courtesy of my local dahlia society. A dahlia show isn't just a show and tell for

My Weekend Plans & A Very Pretty Picture

A look at the August garden in all its wild, unfiltered glory—dahlias, zinnias, marigolds, and one very confident cabbage.

The $10 Toaster, Butterfly Attacks & Emergency Dessert

It’s been another week of gardening, mild poultry-related mania, and one deeply judgmental owl. Let’s begin. 🦉 Snacks Is Back Snacks, the owl who lives in the box on my tree, is officially back on

This isn’t a list of “must-haves" but these are the things I bought that actually turned out to be good. Like, really good. Things that did exactly what they promised—or more. this will be explained

I had the week off. A full week. Seven days. One hundred and sixty-eight hours. A gift from the calendar gods to finally clean up the garden. So naturally, by the end of it, the

Day one of vacation: weeded for 4 hours at the vegetable garden, hand squished enough Colorado potato beetles to retire the gloves I used, made 3 pizzas in the pizza oven, ate Ruffles & Helluva

Can’t remove your Apple Watch band? Try this safe, easy method using isopropyl alcohol and a few simple tools—no prying, no damage, no panic required.

Every spring, I pull out a pile of gardening books and dump them on the coffee table. It’s part of the ritual. The stack changes a bit every year — some books are old standbys,

Easter weekend is almost here, and I, like many of you, plan on spending all four days in the garden, with a blow torch. It's a really good way to avoid eating ham. I’ll be

There’s a craze taking place in the poppy planting world right now. And it’s aimed at a plant with all the punctuality and temperament of Mariah Carey. Enter the craze: embedding poppy seeds into ice

You’ve got the seeds, you’ve got the enthusiasm and if you’re like most gardeners, you’ve also got about 47 open tabs with conflicting advice about when to start everything. Why yes, I do realize you're

Of course there had to be a poodle puzzle. The final puzzle of this series is a snow and a star studded showdown with Philip and his best friend Sterling. PLUS a note on when

A top 10 list of great Christmas books to read. The ultimate Christmas book guide with romance, mysteries and classics all based around the holidays.

Discover the perfect stocking stuffers for 2024: a curated selection of useful and absurd items to make your stocking truly memorable.