Now GET TO WORK! This is an entry to myself. It is born of unmotivated, sloth-like behavior. It is raining. It has been raining for — I haven’t kept track — nine days? It certainly has not been sunny in at least seven days, that I am certain of. We have received over 6 inches of rain. My garden [...]  Finally Found Some Lamb Shanks to Cook. Unfortunately, the only way I could find lamb shanks were to buy them while still attached to the entire animal. I know, I know. Darling, soft, fuzzy lambs should not be eaten. I know! But we love lamb. I’m sorry, we just do. And buying it in plastic-wrapped packages at Costco doesn’t [...]  Step-By-Step Instructions You can read all about Wall-O-Water mini greenhouses, early tomato varieties, special fertilization methods and countless other ways to get the jump on your garden tomato season and try to implement them with varying degrees of success depending on the weather and rainfall in your area. Or, you can follow my easy, step-by-step instructions for [...]  From a Box! This is, without a doubt, my lamest effort to date. But if I didn’t post it, with full disclosure, then I wouldn’t be being honest. We eat this chili mix all the time. And, I LOVE IT! Unfortunately, it isn’t always available. The mix is from Tastefully Simple, which a good friend of mine sells. [...]  I Hate To Say “I Told You So,” So I’ll say “I told him so.” (Yes, I mean Dave.) Two summers ago, when we did some new plantings around the house (after 13 years of living here), Dave was set on Blue Fescue in a large area back by the pool. Having dabbled in ornamental grasses for several years, [...]  Our Friday Adventure I finally, finally finished cleaning the pool cover the other day. I had sopped off the dead worms and green algae well over a month ago, but I’d never finished. I like to scrub it all off so that when it rains on the cover I can just run that water into the pool [...] 
Well, not cream. Half and half. Dave went to Costco again the other day. He brought home these. For those of you following along, I am not allowed to complain if he is doing the shopping. However, please note that if Dave were to take notice of his surroundings, he might have seen this in the garden: Of course, [...]  On Charlie’s First Official Day of Summer Vacation And… He’s already bored. So I told him to go make a cake. Oddly enough, he seemed to take me seriously, so I rooted around in my recipe box for my Crazy Cake recipe. I wonder if I am the only one who remembers this cake fondly? Is it popular? [...]  Much to the ridicule of my entire family, I was interviewed by David and Sherry Borzo in Des Moines, Iowa this past Saturday. To quote my mom: “What in the world…? Why?” And, ”Are they paying you?” To quote my brother: …oh, that would take too long. Suffice to say, I endured 72 hours of satire about being a “nationally recognized [...]  With the Help of Heavy-Duty Concrete Reinforcing Wire. I finally bought my tomato and pepper plants. I should really buy them sooner. Actually, I should start them from seed in March. Better yet, I should save my seed from the previous year, thereby keeping only the best… You see? You see the black hole of my thoughts? How can [...] |
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