I just found out it takes five sheep to make a wool sweater. I didn't even know they could knit!
This is a Retama, a native of West Texas, but it seems to thrive here in central Texas. We picked up seeds on a vacation in West Texas, potted...
We have three apple trees (Winesap, Pink Lady, and Yellow Delicious). They are all doing well this year, and have set apples. The Pink Lady may...
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We have a winesap, a pink lady, and a yellow delicious. All three have small apples on them (about the size of a quarter). We are thrilled! I've...
So many churches have Easter Lilies on the altar, and on Monday they are tossed out. I confess that I go "dumpster diving" to retrieve the lilies...
The great thing about books is--there are no commercials.
Our harvest baskets are hung from the barn beams. I wanted one particular basket the other day and a bird flew out and scolded me proper! I took...
I usually soak larger seeds like beans, cucumbers, squash overnight in tepid rain water. I have this crazy idea that it helps them germinate...
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.
Old Blush is an antique rose, reportedly brought over with the early immigrants from England. It's a great rose, but not the best for cutting...
We had our first Monarch visit today. The local paper had an article saying that Texas would have more Monarchs than usual. Okay by me! We've had...
We had our first hummingbird visit briefly today. It was a ruby throat, and I nearly broke a leg getting a feeder filled with nectar and hung...
Today marks a milestone-- at some time Congress declared a national poultry day. In celebration I cleaned out both coops, added shavings to the...
[IMG] I admit I don't like losing daylight in the morning--we have things to do here on the farm in the morning, and I want to get at the chores...
We have cells of parsley, marjoram, and basil that need thinning. This is the hardest part of gardening--willfully destroying plants! How do you...
We had been missing our Great Blue Heron, who hadn't shown up for almost two weeks. Today we spotted it on the pond shore. While looking at it we...
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