Articles tagged with garden
My Saturday Date and a Recipe
Yesterday, I went to spend time with my friend, Mr. L. He is the one whom I have referred as my "adopted" father. He has quite the vegetable garden that had been over-run with weeds, grasses, and plants that have gone to seed, or dropping fruits (to
Breakfast, Harvest, and My Adopted Dad
I have yet to write about yesterday, but will try to do so late tonight. But for now, I am up and have to leave soon to go to my friend's home. He is the 82-year-old who I have adopted as my "dad." I stopped by last night on my way home and made plan
The front patch is weeded - now for the blog
As it's a national holiday here (the Late May Bank Holiday) I headed out immediately I crawled out of bed mid-morning to tame the jungle wilderness in the front patch. Most of it was grass, which meant that pulling it up was easier than getting the dandeli
Florida Flowers in Texas Gardens
Florida was discovered by Ponce de Leon. When he first arrived he saw nothing but gorgeous flowers everywhere. Hence he named the state “Florida” which is the Spanish word for flowers. Everybody has a memory of their elementary school
Garden Disasters
I used to think that #gophers were one of the worst things that could happen to my garden. The top photo shows a fresh gopher hole I photographed today. We had lots of those holes when we planted our first #tomatoes in Templeton. We had built the fence you
Garden Fresh Green Beans
Garden Fresh Green Beans Nothing better than fresh green beans right from the garden! I love to just stand there and pick them right from the vine and eat my fill. Yum! Here’s a recipe we tried last night. They turned out
Summer Rains are Great for Watering our Gardens
I think we all have mixed feelings about rain. It's nice to get the right amount so that we don't have to be the only ones to always be watering our flower and vegetable gardens, especially for those of us that are busy. It's always difficult to fit one mo
Summer Rains are Great for Watering our Gardens
I think we all have mixed feelings about rain. It's nice to get the right amount so that we don't have to be the only ones to always be watering our flower and vegetable gardens, especially for those of us that are busy. It's always difficult to fit one mo
