I watered seed beds, checked to make sure the tomato and pepper starts were doing well, and tried to convince the cats that the watering can was...
Jomol, welcome to the forum! Your rose problem sounds like black spot. Some roses are prone to it, others shrug it off. Black spot is a fungal...
Buddy (the sole ex-male) and Sophia (our Italian prima donna and ex-female) like the same mat to sleep on. They came to an agreement: [ATTACH]...
For the rich, there's therapy. For the rest of us, there's chocolate!
Happy y'all like the cartoon! Eileen, that farmer will love your card. So many people think you get hens, throw a little feed out and are...
As many of you know, I have hens. When I saw this cartoon I nearly fell off my chair, laughing: [IMG] Hope you enjoy it, whether or not you are...
Cappy, if I bring a couple of loaves of homemade French bread, may I come to your next backyard meal? I'm drooling all over the keyboard just...
2ofus, I agree that many small town stores have been superceded by big box and discount stores. I love my smaller but friendlier grocery store,...
My goodness! Eileen says she has 18" of snow in her garden, Ireland has record-breaking cold and snow, England has snow and cold--our east coast...
Cajun. so good to see you back posting! I'm sorry you had a hard winter, but you'll recover your garden and yard's beauty. We had a tough winter...
I go once a week to our small town grocery. I enjoy grocery shopping since I know most of the clerks at the store and we exchange news and views....
Frank, my husband made the suet cake holder from scrap lumber and some left-over hardware cloth. That man can make anything!
My stars, those are beautiful little plants! You likely know this, but the purple basil makes a lovely pink-tinted basil vinegar. It tastes good, too!
It's another foggy morning. With all this humidity, I'll soon be covered in moss! Netty, I agree about litterers. I have an arrangement with the...
Dooley, I like to see the sun shining in the window, too! We haven't had much sunshine for the past two weeks. Rain is welcome, but it could be...
We have three suet feeders out, and the house finches visit them regularly. Here are two males on the suet outside the kitchen window: [ATTACH]
Oh, EJ, if the coasters were too "softer" than you intended, it was a happy outcome--they are gorgeous! And your hare--it reminds me of a...
Carolyn, I'll be rearranging starter cells today and moving the peppers under lights. I have vermiculite, so I'll top dress all the cells. Thanks...
Oh joy, oh happiness! The pepper seeds germinated and I have tiny pepper plants on the heat mat and under the dome. I preach patience, and now...
Zephrine is one of the few roses that grows well in semi-shade. It is a lovely antique rose, and cuttings will strike easily. I have rose...
