Harvesting the Garlic
Last week I harvested the garlic. As a first step I pulled it up out off the ground. Then I brushed off most of the dirt and trimmed off the stalks. The garlic is now drying outside in a covered … Continue reading →
Marsha Perry
Cherry Liqueur – Part Three
Yesterday Erroll and finished processing our Cherry Liqueur. It had been sitting in the wine closet for two weeks. The final step was to siphon it into a bottling bucket . . . and then put it into bottles. We … Continue reading →
Good Neighbors
The Man of the House and I have been watching Good Neighbors. This is at least the third time we watched it! For those of you unfamiliar with the series it’s a British sitcom that was made in the 1970s when … Continue reading →
Health Update – Skin Infection
I saw Doctor Number Four earlier this week. I told him that I hadn’t had any skin outbreaks (this is what I’m calling them now) in about a week. But the little buggers have reappeared after a week’s absence before. … Continue reading →
Garden Soil Screen
The Man of the House made this handy dandy soil screen. We use it to get rocks, plants, roots and everything else out of the soil when we’re putting in new garden beds. The Man of the House put the … Continue reading →
Website Helps You Compare Prices
I read about BooksPrice the other day and couldn’t wait to try it out! Simply go to the site and enter the title of a book (or DVD) that you’d like to buy. The site will show you a list … Continue reading →
Pineapple Smoothies Beat the Heat
During our recent hot spell, when the temperature reached an uncomfortable 96 degrees, we cooled off with Pineapple Smoothies. Pineapple Smoothies 1 cup water 3/4 cup cottage cheese 3/4 cup frozen pineapple (we took canned pineapple and put it in … Continue reading →
Junior’s New Growth
I’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to give Junior the lemon tree his next treatment of white oil. But the days have either been too hot or too rainy. In the meantime there is little or no scale. The … Continue reading →
Garlic Ready to Harvest
Have you ever tried to take a photo of garlic? It’s hard to make it look interesting. Here’s my attempt: The whole point behind taking the photo was to show that the garlic is almost ready to harvest. The garlic … Continue reading →
Peg Braken and Chicken Pot Pie
The other day I struck gold at the used book store. I found a copy of Peg Bracken’s The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book. It’s a compilation of three of her earlier cookbooks. I took it home and felt … Continue reading →