Otters are found in salt water. Off the coast of California, abalone fishermen were upset because otters were taking so many abalone. They float...
Happy Birthday! May I have Droopy's serving of ice cream and cake? That is, if you don't want it. After all, it is your birthday!
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH 1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 types of...
Although we live on a rural road with a mailbox out front, we haven't had any damage. A few years before we moved here, the budding baseball...
I think in an overabundance of caution it was decided a child might swallow the capsule and choke. Any kid that would swallow a plastic capsule...
Happy Birthday, KK! Hoping your day was extra special.
A smart woman never reveals her preferences in chocolate. I'm not holding out on y'all, just protecting my supply chain.
@Netty, please send me a recipe for whatever you get your energy from.Me too, me too! I planted out the broccoli starts and husband turned over...
Droopy, please excuse my ignorance, but what is "Kinder-egg"? I don't do much foraging except for dew berries in the spring and scuppernong grapes...
He is one of the co-hosts on The Great British Baking Show. He and Mary judge the different dishes amateur chefs make. Mary is much less...
Outgoing, if you determine slugs are your problem, there is a pretty easy solution. Get some mason's sand (it has more silica than the play sand)...
Do you all know what a pleasure it is for me to see lovely flowers and plants that just aren't adapted to Texas? I love seeing your photos. Thank you!
Droopy, sorry the weather and the world is affecting your mood. You have cats to pet, flowers for your mother's grave, and lots of friends here on...
Our almond trees are in bloom. Looks like we may have a good harvest this year. We were told that "almonds won't grow in Texas." Ha!:p [ATTACH]...
For my fellow chocolate lovers: I'm giving up eating chocolate for a month. Oops, sorry, punctuation mistake. I'm giving up. Eating chocolate for...
Good morning! I have beef bones roasting to make broth later, and am contemplating what to make for dinner. My dear husband has a terrible cold,...
Zigs, as usual you are right! That is the "grey beard" we had seen. Thank you for identifying it. Your cacti flowers are lovely, by the way.
Good morning! It's sunny today with temperatures in the 50's and a healthy wind. It sure is nice to see the sunshine and blue skies after a...
Mama dresses me this way to make me look tough. Doesn't work.
In South Texas, there is a cactus called "grey beard". Is that possibly the same as your Austrocylindropuntia vestita ? Ours is very picky as to...
