How I envy you those lovely leaves to become leaf mould! I rake up, dump on raised beds and then we till in the leaves in late winter, early...
My husband went into the small city near us to get groceries, etc. that aren't available here. He bought 12 bottles of wine and a box of red wine,...
Our plans are "as usual" with the two of us sharing a traditional turkey dinner. We enjoy each other's company and really enjoy turkey and pumpkin...
We know who won, since the F1 race was on TV from 5 to 8 a.m., but still watching the drivers' abilities and crews' speed in the pit stops is very...
It's a sunny but breezy Sunday here. I cleaned the coop, got laundry going, and made sure the hens were secure. The outside coop, after 12 years,...
What a relief, not just for you but for all of us here! Frightening for your son and all the family, but sometimes a bit of a warning can help us...
I read the article and it is fascinating--GMO chickens, who would have thought. Thanks Odif for sharing. However, with the current fascination...
Yes, yes, yes!:smt109 And if that family reunion is short a couple of clowns, my family has extras.
[IMG] For some reason my husband really liked this . . . .
Growingpains, we are all hoping that your son recovers soon, and that whatever is ailing him is not threatening. As Sojerd said, we are available...
Happy Friday y'all! Today is bring the last of the potted plants to the barn, harvest the last of the annual herbs and cuddle cats day. Hoping...
Today is National Cat Day in the USA. International Cat Day was in July (wouldn't you know cats would have two days a year?) We actually thought...
It looked like a total loser of a day, but we made omething of it anyway. Sjoerd, you truly do make lemonade from lemons! Turning a crummy day...
Cayuga, we have two large flower beds in the front, and by large I mean I don't know their size. We also have six raised vegetable beds, 8'x6',...
Mart, connecting two barrels is a great idea, and some folks have done that. We don't because we have sufficient rainwater storage with our...
Sjoerd, the barrel and the cubes are stationary. They are on cement blocks to raise them enough to get a bucket under the spout. I'm fairly...
We have a 55 gal. plastic barrel (picked up from the recycling station--someone didn't know what to do with it, but we did) that collects...
Cayuga, I give about two thirds of the loaves away--friends who don't bake, friends who can't bake, and the occasional person who does a favor for...
My bread "machine" has two mixer blades--my hands! Husband offered to get me a bread machine, but I make bread in large batches--four, eight, or...
Cayuga, we had a neighbor who believed us when we told him we were buying a stud mule for breeding purposes. He had lived in Texas all his...
