Okay, let me be more specific…..3 chickens! Lucy, Effie and Flo My mother’s dog, Addy, is a very sweet Australian cattle dog mix. My parents adopted her from the animal shelter back in 2001, when she was 3 years old. My dad just loved Addy. When we adopted our son, Kai, from China we spent […]
Besides eating hot dogs and watching fireworks this past 4th of July, I also spent some time picking apples with my daughter. We use them to make applesauce. We grabbed some old Target(r) bags got to picking. Believe it or not, the two apple trees at Double S Farms produce tons of apples and this […]
Okay, you are probably wondering what on earth I am talking about when I mention a toad, Star Wars and a chicken coop in a single post. And if you aren’t curious…..you can stop here 😉 This is a story of a toad that is called “Jabba the Hut” after the infamous Star Wars character […]
A couple of days ago, I was busy cooking dinner when I got a call from my husband who was on his way home from work. He said that there was a haboob on the way. Okay, some of you may be wondering what the heck a ‘haboob’ is. Well, the word ‘haboob’ is an […]
Did you travel out of town for the 4th of July? We normally don’t. But before you start to feel sorry for us, I would love to share with you what we did this 4th. We spent it with my sister and her family on their farm, which is located just 5 minutes from our […]
The other day, my husband and I stopped by Starbucks for some coffee. Starbucks for us is a guilty pleasure. We don’t go there all the time. Maybe 3 – 4 times a month. Well, as we were waiting for our coffee to be ready, I noticed a bin filled with bags that caught my […]
I have been very busy in both my kitchen and garden lately. San Marzano Tomatoes and fresh, Sweet Corn I have been busy preparing my San Marzano tomatoes for freezing so that I can use them in marinara sauce this winter. On the other hand, we have been eating our fresh, sweet corn as soon […]
I have been fighting a losing battle for over 16 years and it involves my husband, agave and yucca. Yucca whipplei Okay, here is a yucca (above). One of the many different species that occur throughout the Southwest. And here is an agave…. Agave americana Actually, there are also many different species of agave as […]
I am almost ashamed to admit this to you, but if you have been reading my blog for any length of time – you know that I am far from perfect. So here it is…..until a few weeks ago, I had never visited our local farmer’s market. So, what’s the big deal about it? Well, […]
Some of you may remember my mentioning that my father-in-law is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The type that he has is very fast moving and in the eight months since he was diagnosed, he can no longer talk, has difficulty walking, has a stomach tube since he can’t eat, he cannot dress himself […]
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