Batik quilt is getting closer. This one has taken a long, long time. Today I completed the quilting. I opted for parallel lines, for a more...
So eloquent. Mine adds a lot of stubbornness (mine), Creativity. A lot of labor. Aches and pains (a lot more, lately). Obsession. Comfort....
It's very interesting reading about paper tubes for seedlings. I have never done that and wonder if I should. Do they fall apart with handling...
Those are 3/4 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup white sugar, 1 cup softened butter, one egg, combined in mixer. Then combine 2 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp baking...
@Melody Mc. I would love to know what your kids called them LOL. My canine companion has been off food and sluggish, so I made him baked chicken...
@mart, Sure, I'd love to see it! Today I made Betty Crocker's chocolate chip cookies. Last time, I couldn't find our supply of nuts, so I...
Can't identify the plant but I'm certain my neighbors would say I have a garden of shame LOL.
This is the recipe I use. Easy and it's very tasty, much better than store bought. Hummus. It's even better with home cooked garbanzo beans.
Thanks! I still have a lot to learn. It's a different kind of gardening but I think in the right situation can make a tremendous difference....
@Melody Mc. I really enjoy your posts about your kitchen gardening. You really make the most of everything. Yesterday I completed the drip...
I decided to make this a separate post. This is only my second year of drip irrigation. There is expense involved, but some parts may last...
Those look great! A lot of ours were lost to late frost. I don't know how many, yet. Our dear star away from pears but eat all of the leaves. I...
I rotate garden beds and am always discovering buried treasures. Sometimes I let wayward potato plants grow, if they are not in the way of...
Sheep jumping should be made into an olympic sport.
@Melody Mc. I hope you find some good seeds! I've been growing an heirloom bush type and saving seeds. I forget the name (so that probably...
@Dirtmechanic it does take work and effort to harvest spinach. Lettuce too, I think. At home it's easy with a salad spinner gadget. I plan to...
@Doghouse Riley your photos make me think of Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada. You have created and built and grown your own version of those...
Today I cleared some more starts from the seedlings plants rack - planted the rest of the four o'clocks, the last two carnations, a six pack each...
Here's a potato hilling question. I've grown potatoes for many years. I was reading about them - you are never too old to learn - and everything...
Potato update! @Sjoerd, how are your potatoes doing? Everyone else? I started filling in the trenches for the spuds I planted in Feb. Between...
