Happy Saturday to all of you! We had 7/8" of rain last night, so no hauling buckets to the gardens. We have the house open with a nice breeze...
Netty, almost all our mornings are great! This morning I weeded the cucumber bed and picked a couple of cukes, checked the squash and found they...
Cayuga, does you husband use a rub before slow roasting? I usually rub a pork butt, let it sit refrigerated for a day, and then pop it into my...
[ATTACH] Here is a photo of false dill (aka redstem wormwood). It is mildly toxic, and should be kept away from pets. As you can see, it is much...
Oh, I'm so sorry for you, but not for Kit Kat. You did a loving and kind thing for her, and provided her with care for her last days. You are a...
Good morning, and I had such a good morning today! I did my weekly trip into town to get groceries, and almost everyone was wearing masks. A very...
Mart, if you want cactus, you are welcome to come dig some from our pasture, the roadside, and the occasional poorly maintained front yard!
Mart, I throw nickels around like manhole covers, but I don't begrudge a penny spent on the cats. Our vet, like yours, is very reasonable. She...
This is the time we take the cats to the vet for their annual shots, worm prevention, and check-up. Last week Buddy and Cali went, but Timi is...
Definitely not succulents nor cactus! However, the lower pot is parsley--flat leaf Italian parsley. Keep it and enjoy using it in salads and other...
Netty, let me be the first to wish you a very Happy Birthday, but I'm sure I won't be the last with good wishes. You are an inspiration to us all!
Dooley, you and DR are missed here. It doesn't matter that you don't have a garden--your knowledge and experience in gardening is invaluable to...
Cayuga, please, what is "self down lettuce?" This is one I've never heard about and, if it will grow in Texas, I'd like to try it. The food pantry...
Netty, I hope the grands come and you get to kiss and hug and do all the "granny" things. Would that I had enjoyed a grandmother like you! I tied...
Mart, I don't know. Baking recipes for sweets I don't fool with, just follow the instructions. But turn me loose on bread recipes or savories, and...
Carolyn, so true, so very true! the best thing is people who have never had fresh from the garden food realize hoe much better it tastes. I love...
Odif, cream of tartar is an ingredient in baking powder. Baking powder is made up of baking soda, cream of tartar, and sometimes cornstarch. Isn't...
Odif, we have feral hogs in Texas, and they can be hunted at any time of the year. The hogs can do a terrible amount of damage to pastures and...
Butterscotch cookies Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening (I use vegetable shortening since the water content of margarine is too high and butter...
Odif, I should have explained. When you split open a chicken breast there is a smaller piece of white meat that is sold as a "chicken tender"....
