…really cold with temperatures expected to dip just below freezing overnight. The most susceptible plans were the ones in the fabric hanging garden. Those being the coleus plants which my wife had started from cuttings some four years ago and a purple plant (for […]
Author: robrose
The Holiday’s Mean Cookies and More
My wife makes the best almond cookies ever, ever. I think her secret is to be more than generous with the almond meal and the almond flavoring since I always tell her that what I like best about almond cookies is flavor of almonds. […]
Getting Ready For New Years Eve
The weather is going to be awesome for New Years Eve and New Years Day with highs in the upper 80’s. That means we will be celebrating the arrival of the new year sitting around a fire on the patio with the accompanying snacks […]
Gardening – Out With The Old
Removed the center raised bed this morning as the boards were rotting out. That’s the old boards piled at the bottom of the raised bed on the left. The soil in the bed just filled the bed on the right, We use what is […]
A Different Christmas Meal
Our traditional Christmas meal has almost always featured either ham or turkey. This year we had something different, chipotle-lime salmon, and was it ever good. In the past I have tried to “plank” grill salmon and this time I succeeded. The water soaked thin […]
