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Monthly Archives: June 2013
What to do with green cherry tomatoes
Summer has been here for a while now in South Texas. Our heat index has been above 100F all week and the vegetable garden is sure showing signs of stress. Heck, I am showing signs of stress and I wilt … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Recipes
Tagged NDIN, Not Dabbling in Normal, tomatoes, what to do with green tomatoes
2 Comments
Recyling and Re-using kitty litter buckets
A friend called me last week and asked if I wanted a few kitty litter buckets? Aaahhh, Yes, please! I’ll take a couple. It was perfect timing, because just the week before I had two very old buckets finally crack … Continue reading
Posted in Little things, Miscellaneous, Recycling
Tagged buckets, kitty litter buckets, re-use, recycling
6 Comments
Coastal Sandspur (Cenchrus spinifex)
Sandspurs! UGH! What a pain! A pain in the heel, foot, ankle. A pain in the cat, cat and other cat. A pain when you step on one in the house because it came in on the sole of a … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Cenchrus spinifex Cav, Coastal Sanspur, common sandspur, Fieldspur, noxious weed, Pyrrhuloxia, seaweed, spiny burrgrass
8 Comments
Blooming Right Now: Straggler Daisy (calyptocarpus vialis)
We do not have a proper green-grass lawn. In fact most of the things growing in our yard are “weeds” of some sort. Some are nasty and unwanted (sand spurs), others are wildflowers (wanted) and the more persistent of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blooming Right Now, Flowers, Miscellaneous
Tagged calyptocarpus vialis, Horseherb, Lawnflower, Straggler Daisy, US Native
12 Comments
Planning ahead – Trees and Plants
The entire East line of our property (300′) is full of cedar (Juniper) trees. They are wonderful because they help keep the morning sun off our house and that helps to keep things cooler for a while. They offer shade … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged Cedar, Chinese Pistache, Juniper, Pistacia chinensis, planning, planting trees, privacy, tree trimming, trees, trimming, Vitex
2 Comments
Caterpillars on my Dill
I plant more than one dill plant in hopes of being able to harvest some each year. I’ll keep hoping. Each year more and more black swallowtail caterpillars show up. Each year, I still hope I will get to harvest … Continue reading
Step back and Breathe
I was talking to one of my best friends a few days ago. We were talking about tough things that have recently happen in our lives and how we are handling them. I was reflecting on how hard the hot … Continue reading
Sincerely, Emily 