Unwelcome Visitor
I guess it’s getting to be that time of year again…rattlesnake season. Yikes. Josh and I had been out all day again, …
Happy Easter (and enough earthquakes already!!)
Well, we had a great Easter, despite it being the smallest family group we’ve had ever I think, and despite the huge …
signs of life
Here is a photo of a nest that a pair of house finches are building in our fire alarm. So cute! Today …
Fruits of our labor
Here is the first fruit we’ve picked and eaten! One little strawberry! It was good; maybe a little tart. I probably should have …
Busy Days…
We have been busy most days with planting, planting, and more planting…and we’re still not done yet! Today we planted our Avocado …
Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy
This recipe from my latest Taste of Home recipe magazine (April/May 2010) just looks too good not to try! It sounds pretty …
I’m participating in Outdoor Wednesday
I wanted to join my first blog party, and I love the sound of posting outdoor pics, so I joined A Southern …
An early Easter photo shoot
My sister Laura brought her son Mason over to our house today to do an Easter photo shoot with him! He is …
New additions to our family
Yesterday Josh and I went to Petsmart and had a sample of our pond water analyzed. They said everything was in the …
First Day of Spring is Here.
Josh and I celebrated the first day of Spring by using our new pool and spa for the first time! The pool …
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Today is my Mom’s birthday! We wish her the best and happiest of days! 🙂 On Sunday we will get to see …
More planting
On Friday we planted our two plums and one apricot tree in one hole, and our three cherry trees in one …
Shadow is loving her catnip
I had to post a couple more pics of Shadow being so cute with her catnip. She seeks it out during the …
Sometimes nature sucks.
Since all of our vegetation has been gone in the yard, we haven’t seen too many of our creatures that we usually …
So cute!
Our best friends Steven and Susan sent us an email with this attached: LOL! We were wondering what Susan thought of that …
Rainy Days
Yesterday and today have been drizzly and rainy. Today we’re staying indoors all day and making a roast for dinner…perfect weather for …
We bought more vegetables and planted a bit today.
We had to go to Home Depot for some things today, and we ended up buying some veggies to plant, too! We …
We finally have a lawn again!
It’s wonderful to look out the window and see GREEN again! Our sod was put in today…we’re very glad that this construction …
Delivery
Our Armstrong plants arrived yesterday! I had called other nurseries to see if a Royal Lee cherry was available (they didn’t have …
Our Frog Pond
Ever since we bought our house and moved here we loved the yard but knew we wanted to do something to improve …