Tonight's dinner is mesquite grilled pork ribs, grilled potatoes, and a broccoli salad. We've had poor weather lately, and I'm happy to get...
Sophia, welcome! About that stump--get a nice decorative pot, put a dwarf lantana (it comes in several colors) and make a statement out of an...
Catdaddy, we had a bumper crop of pumpkins in the compost pile one year. I'd dumped the seeds from a purchased pie pumpkin, and "lo and behold,...
Nitram, seeing your bonsai I am tempted to try it, but the Texas heat would probably put an end to my experiment, pronto! I harvested marjoram...
Good caption! I'm sure we have all heard that from our mother's mouth at one time or another.
Sjoerd, what a beautiful and interesting city you live in! The historical Friday night tours must be fascinating, and seeing the sailing ship in...
Hank, those are priceless! I've saved each and every one--you have made a lot of people laugh out loud today with that post.
Good Saturday morning! We are going to get rain, it's even sprinkling now, so it's a clean the house and bake bread day. If you are wondering why...
I wear gloves for handling thorny or rough brush. I have a pair of goatskin gloves that are at least four years old and other than being extremely...
I usually soak larger seeds like beans, cucumbers, squash overnight in tepid rain water. I have this crazy idea that it helps them germinate...
Your hens will give you an egg a day more or less, depending on the weather. Our hens shut down during the winter (late Nov., Dec. and early Jan....
Happy Thursday! I did my weekly run into town for a visit with my friends at the hair salon, a stop by the feed store to keep my hens happy and...
I posted a picture of an Old Blush bouquet, and here is the Old Blush bush in all its glory! [ATTACH] I dearly love antique, own-root roses! They...
All dogs are therapy dogs. The majority of them are just freelancing. Cats just don't care, but inadvertently bring calmness and happiness.
Welcome to the forum! We are in central Texas, and have a rain water harvesting system for the gardens and hens. I understand water shortages and...
April is definitely MY month! First it starts off with April Fool's Day, named for all fools,of whose band I proudly count myself a member, and...
Yeah Catdaddy, tough love for plants! Ours have been in and out for three days, and tomorrow the tomatoes and peppers go into the ground. We still...
We had "severe weather warning" today, but it amounted to 1 1/2" of rain, and some thunder. We were lucky! Husband and I did a lot of work outside...
What a wonderful photo! The flowers, the fowl, just lovely!
So happy for you! And for the hummingbird, also.
