This little guy is the one that I wrote about here. You know the saying: No good deed goes unpunished.
His new location--our home--has been reported to the authorities. Hard to know...
July 31, 2014
July 27, 2014
Dogs Gone | Dogs Found
W must be in some strange canine vortex this weekend. Over this past week, my daughter was on vacation. We took care of her English Setter/Hound Mix. She came back on Friday, and whisked Blaze away. We love him, but he is the wildest boy. I have bruises from his sharp bony...
July 21, 2014
July 17, 2014
A New take on an old favorite
Few things are as much anticipated in our household as the FIRST BLT of the season. Now a good slicing tomato doesn't need many accoutrements. That being said, here is my favorite way of making a BLT:
Good bread (I never toast my bread, but many do)
Good mayonnaise
Hot Pepper Relish (made...
July 15, 2014
Tomato Hornworm

Tomato Hornworm (wasp larvae lunch menu item)
This poor unfortunate fellow is a tomato hornworm. You can see his horn on the left. Unfortunately for him (I will dispatch him to the...
July 13, 2014
The Transference of the Utility of Things (a/k/a 'Yard Sale')

I hadn't thought to much until Saturday, the day that my cousins had the seemingly unenviable chore of presenting to the public the fruits of their long preparation of assembling and marking all...
July 10, 2014
Garden Bounty

With garden bounty aplenty, it is time to switch to canning and preserving gear. First, I must confess that I have let far too much rot in my garden, or if it made it out of my garden, then into...
July 6, 2014
July 5, 2014
Get Your Geek On!

Over the last month and a half, I have been immersed in technical learning. I won't bore you with the details, but it involves databases and Crystal Reports. I wrote a longish post that...
July 5, 2014
Blackberries!

The first of July marks the top of blackberry season. We have blackberry bushes scattered throughout our property, thanks to the birds. I have many memories of blackberry picking! When I...
July 4, 2014
Facebook Adios
For the span of maybe two weeks, I did try Facebook. As of yesterday, I decided that it was not for me...and for all of the reasons I thought in the beginning that it would be not be for me. The most important reason: I felt barraged by 'stuff'. Too much for this brain to process.
If...
July 4, 2014
Blog Style Retooling

I converted to this Sorbet Blogger template a few months ago. I was ready for a new look, and found this template which I was instantly in love with. It was clean, colorful and interesting. ...