Pacnorwest, so very sorry to hear of your injury! I hope it heals quickly. "A bump in the road?" You are brave, and I hope you don't try to do too...
Good morning! We are back out in the garden, planting the last of the tomatoes. I'll soak cucumber seeds and squash seeds overnight, and tomorrow,...
Potato chitting is really simple. I take a seed potato, look for a section with at least two "eyes" which are the little beginning sprouts, cut...
When something doesn't work, my husband tries to figure out the problem and fix it. I resort to a hammer. His method is effective, but my method...
Good morning to you all! Today we are planting our sugar snap peas and getting the bell peppers and one variety of tomatoes in the ground (we...
Timi likes to lounge on the patio, obviously! [ATTACH]
In the front flower bed we have a Texas native, salvia greggii. It comes in white, red, raspberry, and once I saw a blue one. It blooms all...
I have a question. Is that a Staffordshire dog on top of the lovely cabinet at the left of the photo?
Pacnorwest, those inflatable lanterns are the type we have. We received the first as a freebie from the power company. Reassuring that! We...
Good Friday, and finally it is a good Friday. We have had power loss off and on for three days, with cold meals, wearing jackets indoors, and...
My husband is very organized, and has all sorts of hardware in labeled containers. I save hardware, too, and when he is heading to the hardware...
Pacnorwest, that is an interesting web site. We are flock defenders, although we hadn't realized it until I saw that site. Our neighbor has "free...
We are having pork medallions in a red wine sauce, green beans, and home made bread rolls. Just a light dinner!:setc_084:
Netty, I sympathize with you having to delay gardening. What with rain and workmen tramping in and out of the house, my herbs had to wait three...
Banana slugs? Yuck!!! Since they are slugs, does mulching plants with diatomaceous earth, or broken egg shells, or broken nut shells deter them?...
We moved the potted herbs to their pottery containers. We pot them in 1 gallon plastic pots, put a catch tray in the pottery container, and plunk...
[IMG] Consider yourselves fortunate you don't have chupacabras (translation--goat sucker). It seems there is a Texas legend that this mythical...
Sjoerd, the hens get the cracker crumbs. They are particularly fond of the sea salt and black pepper crackers. We have caught ourselves not taking...
[IMG] Just be glad you don't have jackalopes. They are sighted all over Texas, mostly by people who are "under the influence".
Last night we just had a charcuterie plate with celery sticks and olives on the side, and a variety of "gourmet" crackers. Can you tell who had...
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