Netty, I read your post and went back to bed, completely exhausted! I don't see how you do it all, but you do, and with grace and wit. I re-potted...
Growingpains, it is a wise person who realizes fighting Mother Nature is always a losing battle! You had the joy of the creek garden, and now you...
I was picking various flowers and filler in the flower beds, getting ready to make a mixed bouquet. It occurred to me that bouquets and people are...
Mart, I didn't mean he should eliminate salt completely. Many foods, mostly meats, naturally contain salt. I use salt in baking and occasionally...
The wife of a friend called today and asked if she could come over, look at herbs growing, and perhaps learn how to use them in cooking. Her...
Mego, we have a cat that likes oyster crackers for treat--won't touch the salmon/chicken flavored treats I buy for the other two. Animals have...
Sjoerd, in my imperfect understanding, a quark is a subatomic particle with minimal electric charge. None have been actually observed, but they...
Tooty, I forwarded your post and photo to an ornithologist friend of ours who will be very interested in it. Thanks for posting, and for being so...
I cut out hackberry sprouts from the flower gardens today. Hackberrys spread like wildfire, and are just about as beneficial. They are a useless...
Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. I admit I understand about every third word, but the man writes so well and I finally...
Good morning this Saturday sunny and cool morning! The grass is really wet, so no gardening or mowing until things dry out. I did go out and cut...
Just a thought--with her attitude her spouse may have "helped" her into needing that scooter! I, too, am tired of self-centered, selfish, and...
[IMG] For some reason when I saw this I thought of Sjoerd and Carolyn.
Cayuga Morning: Fresh eggs, those that are less than one week old, just don't peel well. I mark our eggs from the hens with the date on which they...
I love "I'm just a country cook," which means you use fresh ingredients in season, know how to properly cook the ingredients, and can whip up a...
Good for Piet! One should never mess with a beekeeper--they have thousands of friends!
Gee Sjoerd, I thought the photo was just coote.
The labels are for the convenience of the supermarket, not for customers. Our market has egg shaped stickers that can be easily peeled off if you...
Carolyn, peppers freeze well to be used in dishes later. I simply wash the peppers, remove the seeds and integument, cut in strips about 1/4"...
Eileen, I saw this and immediately thought of Ian. [IMG] So sad . . . .
