We recently returned from our vacation in Northern Arizona. It was a great week and as always, we spent some time along the historic Route 66. Along the main road, I saw half-barrel planters with corn planted in them. As I looked more closely at the corn, I discovered that it was blue corn that […]
One of the things that I love about living in the Southwest, is the monsoon season that arrives every summer. Sporadic, often violent storms come and dump a lot of rain in a short amount of time. To deal with the large amount of water, you will see catchment basins in neighborhoods and also around […]
Do you have a special place that you spend your vacation every year? Our family is very blessed to have a special place to visit every summer. Now, when I say ‘family’ – I mean my mother, sisters, brother and their families as well. It really helps that we all really like each other and […]
First of all, let me begin by saying that I love green onions. I plant the seeds in my vegetable garden in fall and they are ready for me to harvest in May. Freshly-harvested onions on the right (Garlic is on the left). I like to use them in my homemade salsa or sprinkled on […]
I must confess that the heat of July keeps me indoors most of the time. In fact, I try to make my trips out to my garden under 15 minutes or less. I just don’t like to sweat. But, I do have two things that I have to share with you. The first one is […]
After living in the Desert Southwest for 26 years not, I should be used to this by now… A beautiful afternoon sky that is soon to be overtaken by… DUST! The monsoon season (rainy season) is officially upon us. While I like the rain, I don’t particularly like the occasional dust storms that appear ‘out […]
A couple of weeks ago, we all traveled up to the quaint town of Prescott, AZ. One of the best things that I like about going there is that they have some very good antique shops. To be honest, I hadn’t planned on buying anything. I was just going to browse – but you probably […]
Do you ever feel the need to ‘escape’ for the weekend? I do. Especially when summer arrives. The hot summer temperatures do not really bother me much because it seldom gets humid where I live – however, I’m a wimp when it comes to humidity. But, there is just something about hopping into the […]
Summer is officially here. To be honest, I think it is funny that summer ‘starts’ on June 20th when we have already had temperatures above 100 degrees for weeks. It may be hot, but my vegetable garden is thriving. Here is a snapshot of the past week in my garden: My newest vegetable garden is […]
Have you ever noticed that not all treasures (and by ‘treasures’, I mean vegetables) in your vegetable garden are obvious? Cucumber Plant A particularly sneaky vegetable are cucumbers. You can look at a beautiful cucumber plant and not see any cucumbers, despite the fact that there may be quite a few just ready for the […]
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