[IMG] And I ain't jokin'!
We had been missing our Great Blue Heron, who hadn't shown up for almost two weeks. Today we spotted it on the pond shore. While looking at it we...
FBG, I am lucky, as is your wife, that we have live-in competent workmen. Your bathroom will be great (and yes, I'd love to see photos of the...
Tonight will be marinated grilled tuna steaks with asparagus (first of the season from our bed), fresh hot rolls, and a salad of cantaloupe with a...
I envy you, Sjoerd! I've been trying to get out to the flower beds and the raised vegetable beds for over a week.Damp, foggy, rainy weather has...
Welcome to the discussions, Michael! We are on a small farm in central Texas, but transplanted from upstate NY about 20 years ago. Please tell us...
Not cranky at all, Netty--you are just suffering from end of winter blues! We used to get those in upstate NY. It should have been the end of...
Good morning! I planted the last of the potatoes this morning under overcast skies and a light mist. Now I'm inside where it is warmer, enjoying...
If there are free roaming dogs in your area, bone meal is a magnet for them. Dogs, bones, you can guess the rest!
FBG, was that Dixondale Farms you got onions from? They are famous for providing great onion sets, and carry a pretty wide variety of onions, too....
Cayuga, talk to me about envy in July, when you have a lovely garden and I have toast!
I wish you better health, Netty. Colds are so annoying, and so debilitating! We have 60 degrees now at early afternoon, so I am going out to chit...
Oh, how I loved forsythia when we lived up north! Here it doesn't do well--too warm. However, our almond trees are in bloom, and the apple and...
We have three varieties in the ground now--a yellow keeper, red, and sweet white. We plant them at half the recommended distance, and take out...
We have basil, thyme, parsley, and oregano started on the shelving in the guest bedroom (don't plan on coming to visit until the end of March!)....
Yes, the cats have chores. They are responsible for keeping mice out of the barn, have to be available for petting and cuddling, and are required...
Growingpains, I feel for the children today who are catered to and basically rule the roost. Knowing you are a needed part of a family is the best...
Oh, Eileen, that reminded me! We had a coal-fired furnace, and after Daddy died, it was my job to keep the hopper (it was a bin with a big...
Fstop? What the heck is an Fstop?
I didn't think of it as a "chore" but I was turned loose at five years old to weed the onion patch. I could recognize the onions leaves, and was...
