The first veggies that I think most important in any garden, kitchen or otherwise are the hardy…
Bits and Pieces
Friendly birds
Recently I have been spending considerable time dickering around outside in my carport. The weather…
It’s November
I find it hard to believe that spring has come and gone, summer came and went, and fall is already…
Education
Has higher education joined the ranks of the rip-off artists? Are high-cost college and university…
New arrivals
This past few weeks have been exciting times for me. I have baby chicks, of several fancy show…
Beta’s return
Not too many readers will have met Beta. Beta is a blue and gold macaw. I first met Beta well…
Chickery chick
“Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la Check-a-la romey in a bananika Bollika, wollika, can’t…
May days
“The 24th of May is the Queen’s Birthday. If we don’t get a holiday, we’ll…
Gold laced cochins II
I have always been in the habit of collecting junk. Not junk, junk, that is obviously something…
Hoar frost
Hoar frost greeted me when I first looked out of my window this past morning. What a beautiful…
Phenomenon of nature
Not often do we find ourselves so positioned as to see a phenomenon of nature that is perhaps…
Summer has gone
In the corner of one of our little garden areas, we have left a thistle that has grown tall and…
Christmas 2013
The seasons they come and the seasons they go, and by the time this article is searched for and…
Life is short
I was rooting through a bundle of old papers this past weekend, getting them ready to be shredded…
Big and beautiful
Big and beautiful? Yes they are! I saw them once again this morning as they took to flight from the…