Kelly Averill Savino

Of Trees and Roots and Names of Things

When my grandpa Averill bought property on Wolf Lake in the Irish Hills of Michigan in the early 40s, he picked the choice lot for himself, and then parceled out smaller lots along the lake edge in a little barony he named “Averill’s Basswood Terrace”. (My grandpa liked to see…

February 12, 2012

Making seed bombs

Every package of expired flower seeds I could find went in here. Purple coneflower, cosmos, sunflowers, sweetpea, marigold, morning glory, catnip, thyme, lavender, ragon, chickory,…
February 11, 2012

Make for 2/10: Jam and syrup

I had to make room in the chest freezer for the drawn comb and stored honey from my hive that didn’t survive winter… so I…
February 10, 2012

Make for today: frames for curb harvested shower doors.

These will become a cold frame for the sunny front of my house.
January 14, 2012

How to avoid your TTD list: Make a Sprouting Station.

I get so much done when I am busy avoiding getting other stuff done. Here’s my new sprouting station, in the faux window…

Of Trees and Roots and Names of Things