Ah Thursday--high winds, cool temperatures--kitchen day! I hope you all have a good Thursday. No sore arm yet from the vaccination, and that...
If you make a clean cut and remove the broken limbs, then prune any unwanted growth when it starts to recover, your elderberry will likely be...
[ATTACH] We definitely need a bigger door mat. Smaller cats are not an option. At least Buddy has a nice soft pillow for his chin to rest on.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! My in-laws were "professionally Irish" so it is not my favorite holiday. This afternoon I get my first Covid...
Mondays are a fine day, if you are retired! It was chilly this morning, only 48 degrees, so I haven't done much outside. I did get some house...
What a wonderful family! You certainly have an intelligent, talented heritage to enjoy.
Dianne, there is an on-going and sometimes acrimonious debate among Texans about beans in chili. I made a black bean and turkey chili with...
The highway is a state highway, not an interstate, and there is very little noise. We have trees along our fence line and that is a great noise...
And just a follow-up, because I could NOT resist! [IMG]
I go by "sun time." Our neighbors in town were amazed that I could look at the sky and tell approximately what time it was. Watches don't last...
Sjoerd, I hope this Google Earth overview is of interest. We have 9.44 acres with 1/2[ATTACH] acre of back and front lawn, an acre of barn lot, an...
And how many of us feel about "spring ahead" daylight savings time: [IMG]
Sjoerd, we have seven raised beds, and a fairly large "unraised" garden for larger crops like tomatoes, potatoes, beans, etc. I still have quite a...
Sojerd, no the lugging is not finished, but I may be! We have seven raised beds, plus the open garden bed. My plan is to deplete the one compost...
Thank heavens for my frost-free freezer! I usually have it stuffed full of soups, stews, breads, stock, and veggies. This time of year it gets...
Planted red onions today, with help from a cat. Timi likes to roll around in freshly turned soil. Sure made for some strange furrows! Got those...
Chillie, our turtles were here at the pond when we moved to the farm, and will likely be here when we get "planted." They are Red Eared...
Chillie, love the photos of your wildlife pond, especially the frog sitting on the plank. We have several large branches at the edge of our pond,...
This recipe is from the Willliamsburg Cookbook, and I've made it for years. If you want to make the full recipe, it does freeze well. I prefer to...
I dug and lugged compost for the raised beds. I had about one more "lug" left in me and it started to rain. Thank you Mother Nature! Now I don't...
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