Recent content by Simple Sam

So I thought I would attempt a small garden this year. We picked a space around a tree. The ground is really hard, so I figured we would use a raised bed of sorts. I bought two bags of miracle grow and thought I could plant right in the stuff. But, it is so darn fluffy that the flowers don't...

OK, so we are going to be in Chicago for only one day. My daughter has to go have some tests done at the children's hospital (on N Clark st) These should only take a few hours, so we are trying to think of some things to do the rest of the day. The Lincoln Park zoo is only 3/4 of a mile, so we...