Sjoerd, I wash the bottles but don't sterilize them--a little wine never hurt anything! As you pointed out the acetic acid prevents bacteria...
In Texas, we almost were German speakers. There were so many German settlers that there was a debate in the Texas legislature as to whether German...
Since our cucumbers and our dill are out of sync, I make dill vinegar for pickling and also for a salad dressing base (dill viniagrette). First,...
Texas is supposed to be dry, but this spring has put the lie to that little bit of "lore". I can hardly keep up with the weeds, and the grass...
After I got home from my "town chores" we pulled the last of the onions and a few more garlics. The onion harvest was so good this year--big plump...
Linda, welcome to the Stew! Please, clarify your post. Is your crepe myrtle doing fine, or are the leaves brown now? I often need things...
A feral cat had her kittens under our workshop. They are old enough now to be out and about and exploring the wide world of our shed. I have...
My gosh, in addition to being one heck of a gardener, you're one heck of a cook, too! Now I'll go wipe the drool off my keyboard . . . .
Jerry, I'll take your word for the parentage. I'm completely clueless when it comes to daylilies, except that they are beautiful and a wonderful...
I received this daylily from a fellow Stewie last year, and it is blooming! I'm so thrilled, and so very grateful for the generosity. We don't...
Happy Anniversary, and may you have many more!:smt008
With 1 1/8" of rain overnight, I won't be doing much in the gardens today (soggy, soggy, soggy). Like Netty, I'm doing laundry, cleaning house--a...
Carolyn, I empathize with you having to wait, go around, or even go to another aisle while shopping. I am polite, "Please let me through" the...
Liono, rosemary roots fairly easily in a 50/50 mix of perlite and vermiculite. If those two components aren't available, a sterile starting mix...
Happy Birthday! I do hope you have a lovely day and coming year.
Jerry, are you closely related to my husband? I keep a paper-and-pencil list in the kitchen, adding to it as I run low on things, or think of...
When I sprained my ankle and couldn't drive for a few weeks, my husband took me to the grocery. I leaned on the cart and went up and down the...
The anticipation, the hoping for many blooms, and finally the realization of the flowers make up for the transient nature of the blossoms. Your...
Beautiful! I was stunned by the lovely Spanish country side, from Granada to Barcelona, and places in between.
Toni, I sympathize--we are putting on our waterwings and moving the chickens to high ground--3/8" overnight. The rain came through in bands, short...
