We found the stone is from the Lower Cretaceous period, 100 to 140 million years ago (please see previous post "Old Wildlife"). The snail-like...
Sjoerd, check out my new post "What's in a rock." I'm still working on IDs, but at least we have a start.
My husband says that if we are ever invaded by an army, we could feed them out of the freezer's contents! I always have a large amount of bread...
Sjoerd, we have a book that identifies the skeleton/imprints. I'll dig it out (no pun, well, maybe!) and try to ID some of them and post what they...
Good weather today--not at all like the rain in the Emerald Isle! I planted our potatoes and still have to cut broccoli and pick sugar peas, and...
Yes, we are keeping all the stones we find except the three we gave to the local elementary school to encourage students' curiosity and perhaps...
We occasionally turn these composite stones up in the gardens. They are imprinted with the fossilized remains of wildlife that lived here...
I take what little creative skills I have to the kitchen. The entire town can dine from my freezer/refrigerator/pantry for a couple of months...
Sjoerd, thank you and thanks to your bride, also. Giving is a double pleasure--the act and then the warm feeling of being helpful. Making your own...
[IMG] I don't knit, but I do empathize . . . .
I've been reading about supermarket shelves being stripped of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and canned foods, among other items. I thought of our...
It's drizzling, so I'm inside this Saturday morning. Want to know a sure way to make it rain? Send me out with a watering can to the garden! I...
Toni, thank you! This is the first time I'll try rooting these cuttings. I'll be cutting back our Rose of Sharon where it is touching the carport...
The World Health Organization has determined that dogs do not get the Coronavirus, therefore all quarantined dogs are free to leave quarantine....
Logan, you are going to love Tithonia if you have never grown it before. I received a free packet of cosmos several years ago, and have planted...
Can someone tell me when to take Rose of Sharon (hibiscus syriacus) cuttings for propagation? I need to know the stage at which to take the...
The parsley seed has germinated, so I have a tray of herbs growing now:setc_083:! Onions, lettuces, and carrots are in two of the raised beds, and...
Just wait until it hits the "rebellious teen" stage--it may drop petals!
Husband tilled the potato patch for the final time while I watered the recently planted onions, lettuces, and carrots. Checked the seedlings under...
Ah, Mondays--laundry and light cleaning. I delayed my chores this morning and nipped out to the garden to plant lettuces and carrots. About half...
