Hail vs. My Garden - Round 1

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in gardening, my life | No Comments »

Out of the blue yesterday(and I really mean out of blue...it was sunny and beautiful, but then...the sky turned black....) we had an unexpected hail storm! It only lasted about 5 minutes before turning to heavy rain, but those 5 minutes ...

How to build a raised bed the lazy, slacker way!

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in gardening | No Comments »

Last year, I attempted "square foot" gardening for the first time. I had recently moved and didn't have time to get started until mid June, but I was determined to get a garden going regardless. I did manage ...

The prune…not just an oversized raisin.

Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in fave recipes(links), other | 5 Comments »

When I think of prunes I think fondly of my grandfather and not so fondly of his continual intestinal distress…these thoughts do very little to whet my appetite. However, all of that has changed this week with the discovery ...

Random acts of lawn ornament theft!

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 Posted in gardening, my life | No Comments »

Ok, here goes, this is a rather strange and perplexing occurrence. I was upstairs this morning getting ready. On my way back down the steps, I paused on the landing to look out my window. I was just ...

Totally Awesome Tacos

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in my Recipes | No Comments »

I love me some tacos. I've been experimenting in the kitch recently to make the perfect bean based filling. The following recipe is what I came up with. It is very simple and quick and features my favorite bean...kidney! ...