Winter is nearly over in Oklahoma. Sure, it will blast a bit more and make us all shiver, but the days are getting longer. Time to …
Glorious grasses
Before settlers crossed the Mississippi River and literally ran for 160-acre plots in one of several Oklahoma land runs in the …
A dangerous beauty
Yesterday, an inch and a half of freezing rain fell on most of Oklahoma creating a crystalline and cold paradise. Today, …
Making and baking bread a new gluten free way
Right now, my kitchen smells of good things like cinnamon, raisins, flour, olive oil and yeast. It smells like home. I'm …
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Mish Mash Monday: it feels like spring
In my garden, it feels like June. Today's high temperature was 78F. All the doors are open to the warm breeze. You would think …
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Happy All Hallows’ Eve
One of the gifts of growing older is I'm no longer bored. When I was a child, it seemed like many days dragged by in a …
You’re all winners to me
However, three people won prizes in my blogiversary drawing. Offer your best congratulations to: Kclily from Empty Nest Gardens …
A Postcard from the Front
Dear Friends, It's still hot. We only have cucumbers. Finally, broke down and went to the farmer's market. Bought …
Dear Friends and Gardeners Week 18
Dear Carol, Mary Ann and Everyone, Although the perennials are doing well, as I write this, the vegetables seem lackluster to …
Why is There Never Enough Compost?
It is a sad truth at my red dirt plot that there is never enough compost despite the fact that I have two bins, another homemade …
Troy-Bilt Trimmer, a Review
Every so often, usually in early spring, I receive items to either review or use in articles. A couple of months ago, Troy-Bilt …
2008: A Year in Posts: Part II
Like I wrote in Part I, May and June were all about the roses and the daylilies. The garden behind my house is a very traditional …