Gardening
Saying Goodbye to Youth 2012
The time has arrived – no, passed – for me to bid farewell to youth. I could write a book on the subject. You won’t believe all the strange things that go on in this house. There’s seldom that a day passes when we don’t “lose” something. On Saturday John came to me saying,…
Read MoreVegetable Garden/The Almanac
The vegetable garden is about to get under way. John brought the little pots in (complete with soil) today and put them by the heater. This is to let the soil get warm before planting time. According to the almanac the 20th is the time to plant tomato seed. I let it all get out…
Read MoreGardening Indoors
One might think our sun porch is a greenhouse — with the many plants. When one has gardening in the blood and can’t garden outside, inside is the next best place. I’ve been waiting several days for good light so I could make some pictures, but apparently that is not to be — so I’ve…
Read MoreNeighbors Visiting Neighbors 1992
Reflecting seems just the right thing to do as I bake cookies on a drizzly morning. As I roll out the tiny dough balls and place them on the baking sheet, I remember that morning during the week past. It could have been a morning fifty years ago — my quilting friend I were engaged…
Read MoreThe Story of a Jade Plant
Crassula Ovata, common name – Jade Plant – is a native of South Africa. It’s a succulent with small pink or white flowers and has thick oval leaves. The description says it can grow to 24″ tall and that’s the exact height of ours now. Our plant has to be 40 years old. Of course,…
Read MoreIt’s Time to Root Roses 2012
Such an article was written about this time last year, but maybe you’ve forgotten – or maybe it’s possible I have a new reader or two. As I mentioned in last week’s article, we have a rose bush with multi –colored blossoms and John always tries to root cuttings from it. He’s had some success,…
Read MoreAh, it’s Fall 2006
This could be a morning fifty or sixty years ago. The air is nippy and there’s definitely a touch of fall in the air; however, inside the smell of turnip greens simmering on the back burner wafts through the air along with the fragrance of sourdough bread baking in the oven. Perhaps by the end…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report
Okay — I have to ask that you bear with me — I have a spanking new iPhone and about all I know is how to turn it on. Duh!!!!!!!! As we went in the AT&T store I told John those people would ask, “You want to buy what?” “You look as though you need…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Gardening Report
The vegetable garden here at the Windy Knoll is in various stages. The pea rows are almost through producing, but they have done a fantastic job. Our freezers are so full I doubt you could get a thimble in either of them. John picked and I shelled. We have also harvested dry ones to have…
Read MoreThe Violet Hospital
For some time I’ve had African Violet leaves potted and in the birthing room. Of course, these leaves put up babies that have to be dealt with. This morning I opened the operating room and birthing room — the action began. What a mess! Our eldest had brought two patients that really did need some help…
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