Happy Birthday, KK! Hoping your day was extra special.
A smart woman never reveals her preferences in chocolate. I'm not holding out on y'all, just protecting my supply chain.
@Netty, please send me a recipe for whatever you get your energy from.Me too, me too! I planted out the broccoli starts and husband turned over...
Droopy, please excuse my ignorance, but what is "Kinder-egg"? I don't do much foraging except for dew berries in the spring and scuppernong grapes...
He is one of the co-hosts on The Great British Baking Show. He and Mary judge the different dishes amateur chefs make. Mary is much less...
Outgoing, if you determine slugs are your problem, there is a pretty easy solution. Get some mason's sand (it has more silica than the play sand)...
Do you all know what a pleasure it is for me to see lovely flowers and plants that just aren't adapted to Texas? I love seeing your photos. Thank you!
Droopy, sorry the weather and the world is affecting your mood. You have cats to pet, flowers for your mother's grave, and lots of friends here on...
Our almond trees are in bloom. Looks like we may have a good harvest this year. We were told that "almonds won't grow in Texas." Ha!:p [ATTACH]...
For my fellow chocolate lovers: I'm giving up eating chocolate for a month. Oops, sorry, punctuation mistake. I'm giving up. Eating chocolate for...
Good morning! I have beef bones roasting to make broth later, and am contemplating what to make for dinner. My dear husband has a terrible cold,...
Zigs, as usual you are right! That is the "grey beard" we had seen. Thank you for identifying it. Your cacti flowers are lovely, by the way.
Good morning! It's sunny today with temperatures in the 50's and a healthy wind. It sure is nice to see the sunshine and blue skies after a...
Mama dresses me this way to make me look tough. Doesn't work.
In South Texas, there is a cactus called "grey beard". Is that possibly the same as your Austrocylindropuntia vestita ? Ours is very picky as to...
Melody, your fire photo wasn't seen as insensitive at all. There is a large fire in West Texas, ironically called the Eastland fire, but...
Daniel, as a fellow "chicken tender", I can tell you Leghorns are aggressive. Great layers, but wear a full set of armor if you have to move them!...
We celebrated spring by planting green beans and potatoes. We checked the trellis for the sugar peas. If it needs tightening it is so much easier...
Jerry, how is that probe working out for you? Has "time will tell" told us anything?
Prepped the potato bed, which we will plant tomorrow. Again, I have to thank Sjoerd for his idea of planting a bit deeper than recommended, and...
