Well, today is "hull the almonds" day. There is an outer hull on almonds, and sometimes it falls off and sometimes it doesn't. [ATTACH] The...
It's almond picking day! We have a bumper crop of almonds, thanks to the spring/early summer rains. We'll be cracking and picking out almonds for...
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” - A. A. Milne
Sjoerd, the pumpkins will be "pulpified" and become pumpkin pecan breads, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pies, and pumpkin cookies. Pac, our gardens...
Never trust a skinny chef.
Six more pumpkins harvested today, and the compost vine/vines are full of bloom. We now have a dozen pumpkins of various sizes, so I'll cut,...
Today, July 30th, is International Friendship Day. Garden Stew is truly international, and so friendly. I salute all the friends that the Stew has...
Sign at a pharmacy-- Notice: This is a drug-free workplace.
With the rain we've received the rain lilies are popping up. They aren't really in our garden, but in the lawn. They show up a day after a rain,...
A weasel walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "What can I get you?" Pop, goes the weasel. I'm at the age where I've given up on being a...
Timi makes the best of the situation. If she must sleep away the day inside, she picks a comfy spot. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And yes, we do vacuum cat...
Well, today is husband's birthday, so I have been planning his birthday dinner and prepping. He got the cutest card from his sister--"Four out of...
It's raining, so hubby is cooped up inside, the cat is napping on her new favorite chair, and I've dealt with five pounds of bone-in chicken...
Decaf coffee is like a hairless cat. It exists, but that doesn't make it right.
Unlike Netty (the whirling dervish) I'm not doing much this Sunday. How that girl gets it all done is absolutely amazing! I'm making some...
I got a senior's GPS today. It not only tells you how to get to your destination, but why you want to go there..
When we lived in town we had a Texas Parks and Wildlife demonstration garden (only three in central Texas--Dallas, the TPW Austin headquarters,...
Our patio table has a ceramic top, and is cool well into midday. Timi likes to nap on the cool tile--no need to come inside under the air...
Note to self, do not put pumpkin seeds in compost pile. Yesterday we picked five pie pumpkins, merrily growing in the compost pile. When preparing...
Procrastination is a good thing. You always have something to do tomorrow, and nothing to do today.
