Month: August 2012

Dani Cat: Queen of the Herb Garden!

Dani Cat. I can’t even express how much I love our fluffy little Dani Cat. She follows me around outdoors, comes when I call her, demands lovin’ most…

Tomato Basil Soup

Tomato Basil Soup For the love of all things tomatoes this soup is the easiest and tastiest surprise I’ve come across in a long, long time. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!…

Shoo Fly! (Firefly version…)

Shoo Fly! (Firefly version…) Damn flies. It’s our fault I suppose for leaving the garage door open so the dog can come in and out as he pleases…

First Commandment of Marriage

The Husband broke the first commandment of marriage today…(or maybe the 3rd, I’m new at this.) I went into the kitchen to see that my wonderful Husband cleaned…

Beets

I know lots of people who don’t like beets, but happily I’m not one of them. Although I never think about using beets in my regular rotation of…

Stevia?

What to do with all that Stevia? Seriously? Stevia? What was I thinking planting this in the herb garden? I don’t even know what I’m going to do…

Lemon Verbana Jelly

All Things Adventures in Canning: Lemon Verbana Jelly One of the very hardy herbs growing in the herb garden is a giant Lemon Verbana plant. Smells amazing, but…

Catnip Test

I know Tubby Cat likes the catnip planters outdoors. But would the cats like the catnip dried? Hmmm. Let’s ask Dani Cat. The answer is a resounding YES!…

Sundresses

And The Wife Shall Happily Oblige… Last week while HWMMS and I were out and about checking out the Tall Ship at the harbor a comment was made…

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros. Since I did all the hard work yesterday…we had Huevos Rancheros for brunch today! YUM! Of course HWMMS commented that it would be better with bacon….

Hot Rod Problems

  “Men stare at your Hot Rod like they stare at my cleavage!” -Me Also, you would think the UPS man was just delivering a package but no,…

Tomato Hornworm

Tomato Hornworm w/ Braconid Wasp Eggs GROSS! So, so gross. But, beneficial to the garden. This is the 2nd one I’ve found this week. Tomato Hornworm Parasitized by…

Impromptu Art Exhibit and Dinner with Friends

Impromptu Art Exhibit and Dinner with Friends After spending what felt like a week on a school bus to go see Mumford & Sons on Tuesday, I was…

Fun with Getting the Condo Ready for Open House

Fun with Getting the Condo Ready for Open House. I feel like a bad country wife, neglecting our own home and garden getting everything ready for the open…