In honor of the Kentucky Derby: 100 years ago everyone had a horse, but only the rich had a car. Now, everyone has a car, but only the rich have...
Good morning, all! We are doing some room painting so today will be removing furniture and doing prep work. Since our study is on the "paint list"...
Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the "m" is silent.
Another wet day! We had nearly 5" of rain Sunday, but yesterday things dried out a bit. Now it's drizzling and damp. With all this wet weather I'm...
When I worked at a local library, the library director was all excited because the card catalog was being computerized and the card catalog thrown...
Netty, enjoy your up-potting! Seeing things grow is such a joy. Today is a "puttering" day. I will harvest some thyme and hang it to dry, do some...
We have temperatures in the low 70s and a light drizzle all morning. Not much work outside--just a bit of fruit tree pruning and mulch spreading....
I'd like to echo Clay's post--Happy Earth Day Everyone! We only have one earth, and there's no replacement. Please do something nice for our earth...
When my husband says NO, I just repeat the request. Clearly, he misunderstood me. Definition of a rhetorical question: any wife's question to her...
Squirrels (aka tree rats) are cute! We don't have them since they stay in the pecan groves along the creek about one half mile from us so I can...
Ah, it's Saturday and misting lightly. I'll up-pot two thymes, English and German. I'll have to look up German thyme again, since I've forgotten...
VVH, here are the instructions. It's a method I've used for years. One caviat--do not propagate patented roses, like the David Austin roses, for...
Yesterday's high was 90, and today's high is predicted to be 66. If you don't like Texas weather, wait 10 minutes! With the wind we won't be doing...
I never called you stupid, but when I asked you to spell "orange" and you asked, "The color or the fruit?" I began to have my doubts.
Clay, that photo looks good to me! Photographing birds is difficult--they tend to fly!
We saw our first hummingbird of the season this past week, and one or two every day since. Our two feeders are out and filled, and we are keeping...
Netty, four days of rain, and I complained when we had only three! It will stop, things will dry out, and you will be back out in your...
Congratulations Jerry! Your sense of humor shines!:D
I must admit that I'm glad the eclipse is done. It was the sole subject on TV news, newspaper articles, and national news. We had passing clouds,...
Daniel, I think I know where you got your David Austin--Chamblee's Nursery? We have been to Tyler to buy roses. I had no idea any Austin roses...
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