Our Sunflowers

We are experimenting with sunflowers this year.  We started the seeds indoors but they didn’t take so I direct seeded them in a raised bed in front of the barn.  It’s extremely hot and dry in that area of the yard and they must like it because they really took off.  These are Mammoth Grey [...]

Mexican Heather

Wendy Lou Hoo

Cherokee Purple Tomatoes

Lemon Furniture Polish / Soap

There are quite a few recipes out there for homemade furniture polish.  This is the one I use and like because I don’t have to put it in a spray bottle.  I do this every few months so it’s more like Murphy’s Oil Soap than actual polish that you use weekly.  I dry dust with [...]

Saving money in the cleaning isle

I have a real problem with chemical cleaning supplies.  There are several reasons for this.  One, we have a septic tank so I have to be very careful what I dump down the drain (did you know that we don’t even have a garbage disposal for this reason?)   Two, I have celiac disease and we [...]

What’s in our technology closet?

What kind of Camera do you use?
I have a Canon 1Ds Mark II.  I have two lens but don’t care to switch them often so I generally shoot with an EF 135mm f/2L.  I’m lazy – what can I say?
I’ve owned this camera for almost 3 years and still have many things to learn about [...]

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