Netty, the raised beds have three types of onions, garlic, and the first planting of carrots. SylvieB, these are just the gardening areas in back...
Oh no, you don't want to "trap" an owl. They are very beneficial birds who catch mice, rats, and other small vermin. Jack was just checking out...
When we discovered that the soil in back of the barn was very sandy, we were thrilled. We had that damaged part of the barn removed and ended up...
Some of our roses are blooming. Here are three:[ATTACH] This is Aloha, which is supposedly a climber. If so, she is a short one--only about 5'...
Oh yes--standard transmissions! I learned to drive on a standard, and when I bought my first car insisted on a standard. I liked the feeling that...
For the basil and parsley, a one or two gallon pot will be fine. Just make sure it has good drainage (I usually have a catchtray with a layer of...
Potato planting day! It was 69 degrees when I got up--can't argue with that. Rain is predicted for tonight, so I want to get the potatoes in and...
Welcome from Central Texas! We have our cool weather plants in the vegetable garden--now we are hoping for cool weather:).
Sylvia, we did about the same thing you are planning--when we moved here we had so much to do that we didn't have an "official garden" until the...
This is a win-win situation for you, your other pets, and Maggie:smt041! She is adorable--love that little pink tummy and those jelly-bean foot pads.
[ATTACH] Just sayin' . . . .
My hairdressing salon has a "perpetual pot of coffee" going for customers. I asked that, if I brought in a container, would they please dump the...
I shooed a neighbor's cow out of our garden area. Cows dig! The brown cow who lives next door dug under the barbed wire fence enough to squeeze...
Jewell, it looks like your pups are teaching you how to enjoy retirement (although they likely haven't worked a day in their lives!) We are...
Your photos of feeding birds always make me melt! That is so endearing. Thank you for sharing and posting.
A sunny but brisk day today--windy as usual and temps topping out at 60. We went shopping and I came home with a dozen Celebrity and a dozen Roma...
Seventy-seven degrees, and thanks to my over-achieving husband, we have the scent of newly mown grass wafting in the house's open windows from the...
:setc_089: Yup, those Texas men just luv their truks! I can so easily see this happening locally.
Our mamas emphasized the importance of good posture.
Hoo hoo! That was the perfect caption! I wonder how someone got that very good dog to wear all that stuff . . . and keep it on for the photo-op.
