Tech Troubles and MEN

Unfortunately both my camera and my laptop are giving me fits lately. So apologies to everyone who has been kind enough to leave comments - ...

Keeping chickens out of the garden

Or rather... how to keep your garden from being demolished by hennies who sneak in looking for easy pickings.... The rolls of field fence cu...

Dahlia

I don't have a lot of time for ornamental flowers around here - but I just love dahlias....  The dinner plate varieties are my favorites...

Green Bean Mania!

Yesterday was green bean mania! It was all green beans, all the time as I processed a bushel of beans. Aren't they beautiful? And they w...

Rotten bean row - worked! And some Tuesday Happy Snaps

I'm so excited I had to just tell everyone that my idea for the Rotten Bean Row totally worked! I planted the leavin's and overrip...

Rotten bean row and making vanilla....and ducklings?

I think the solar flares got my wireless router because its been kinda funky. Hopefully its all fixed up. But I'm getting some quick not...

Holy Horticulture Beans!

Holy Horticulture Beans! Would you look at these beauties? Wow did we score - the Good Neighbors spent the other day canning 32 pints of bea...

Fall Planting

This week I'm finishing up my fall planting. Can you believe it? Actually I feel a little bit behind. Grow, little cabbage, grow! The cr...

Oh glory!

Oh Happy Day! Oh Glory! Thank Heaven! First tomatoes are in - at last! These are "Mountain Gold" one of my absolute fav's... n...

Look who showed up today!

What a joy! Look who showed up today! Welcome to the world little cutie! This little baby turkey - called a poult - marched himself right ou...

What the heck is it?? **Update: Looks like it teasel

 Update: Looks like the verdict is... teasel. Thanks everyone!!! ------------------------------------------ Anyone have any idea??? I'm ...