Recipe: Honey-Apricot Glazed Pork Roast
Honey-Apricot Glazed Pork Roast Ingredients: 1 cup apricot preserves (peach preserves would be great too) 4 tablespoons honey 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 …
Some berries and a bird
Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …
Update on the tadpoles
We had kept our tadpoles in the little screen pocket in the pond for weeks until they got big enough to where …
Recipe: Cherry Chocolate Chip Muffins
This recipe is a variation I made from the Basic Muffin Mix. So, unfortunately, if you don’t have the basic muffin mix …
Recipe: Chocolate Chip & Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Ingredients: 2c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 c. butter (soft) 1/2 c. brown sugar 2 eggs 2 bananas …
Comets, Ryukins, Moors…and Crickets
Yesterday we went to Petsmart again and bought some more creatures to add to our menagerie. Somehow or other, a few of our …
A very rare find!
I guess this is our lucky day! We found a FOUR LEAF CLOVER in our yard as we were gardening today! I …
Operation Tadpole: Success!
We finally succeeded in finding tadpoles to import to our frog pond! I guess we couldn’t officially call it a “frog” …
More planting, first picture of a woodpecker, and seeing a hummingbird’s nest!
Today was spent outside planting, yet again. We had a break for a couple of days this week due to the rain, …
Recipe – Basic Muffin Mix
I saw this recipe in Taste of Home and thought it would be great to have a quick and easy mix ready …
Pot Roast Leftovers – Part 1
Josh and I both love pot roast, and we make it on a regular basis. (I still wish I could make it …
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 …
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 …
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 …