Simple pleasures for a gardener
Wow, this is my 500th post! One simple pleasure: running your fingers thru a container of dried beans from the garden. And shelling them first, too! Missing a couple cucumbers […]
Category Archives: Cooking/Food
A good taste of summer, in the winter!
I don’t often post recipes here, cos I don’t think I make many things that are so unusual. But several people I know have asked me how to make freezer […]
Rambling along in the garden on a wonderful day
Any day you can eat veggies from your garden is a good day. My garden is small, but plants love it here, so they usually get big and produce well. […]
Let the bounty of the earth begin in the garden
Tomato row is already looking good, with one of them already taller than me. The metal trellises and bamboo poles connecting them provide a strong structure for plants that normally […]
The most wonderful time of the year
There’s a Christmas song that says that time is the most wonderful time of the year. I disagree, and think this is the most wonderful time of the year. Everything […]
The season of good holidays
It’s the season of good holidays, and I hope you each have healthy, special holidays, whatever yours are. We have differences, but it’s good to be able to come together […]
Squash, lots of them, ripening, I hope
There was a danger of frost about a week ago. Winter squash shouldn’t be allowed to frost on the plant or they might not ripen if you have to bring […]
More about fall in the garden
The big Chinese sqaush now has little buds all over the place. The original ones are starting to get their mature color. I hope that since the plant is […]
And autumn comes…..
The pampas grass looks so pretty with its tassels on, but it’s one of many sure signs that autumn is here. Leaves are starting to fall from some trees. After […]
This squash!
It’s just fun, growing this squash. There are 9 big ones forming as they should. There are some other little buds which probably won’t have time to develop into mature […]
