As an antidote to a bad pun, how about this? "Santa, all I want is a fat bank account and a skinny body. Please don't mix it up like you did last...
Our pecan cracker was made by a retired gentleman in Oklahoma. Friends were visiting family there, and seeing the cracker, and having received...
[ATTACH] Each fall we purchase 10 lbs. of pecans from the local feed store. My husband sets up our pecan cracker in his workshop, and brings the...
Sjoerd, the zinnias are annuals, and we leave them to do what annuals do! We have plenty of saved zinnia seed for spring planting. Cayuga, glad...
We cleaned out the zinnia bed, and found that the zinnias had self-seeded and were coming up all over the bed. We have volunteer zinnias on...
Glad you all liked our butterfly, and thanks Frank for making it the photo of the month.
Good Monday morning! Melody, I'll welcome that arctic front with open arms! The weather has been unseasonably warm (90's) this month. A little...
I'm impressed with your ability to fix/improve things. I'm even more impressed with how lovely your yard and home are.
Cayuga, yes I've heard and used the word "scat" but not referring to a cat. As to the pronunciation, definitely a short "a", and no great...
Sjoerd, I didn't know the word until we took our master naturalist course. Frase is poop, but said more nicely. Imagine a group of 20 or so...
Well Sjoerd, preparing for the golden years, a person needs something interesting. For my husband, it is wood working and photography. For me, it...
Dogs prepare you for babies. Cats prepare you for teenagers. Ain't it the truth!
We did a little research on the flycatcher. It's range is Oklahoma, central and southern Texas, and just the western edges of Arkansas and...
In the fall the scissortails migrate, and one of their favorite perches is on the utility wire. Here is one, resting up and hoping for passing...
My goodness, there is a pest that Texas doesn't have! We don't have any jumping worms and I sincerely hope we don't develop them.
Willow, we have hawks, as well as possums, raccoons, bobcats, but our in/out cat is full grown and in no danger. What do you mean by "hawks and...
Not many things in life feel as good as giving. You are so right, Mel! The joy the recipients feel is shadowed by the joy the giver feels.
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