My Stuff

Just when I was beginning to think I might be done picking squash bugs off the squash, these little critters showed up on the eggplant. ...

It's hot.  I don't have enough non-broiling-hot hours in the day to groom animals. So, Pearlie got a haircut.  I don't clai...

I posted about various treatments for nettles back in June of 2010 ( http://tilemosaics.blogspot.com/2010/06/bulls-horses-and-nettles.html  ...

I got it in my head that I wanted to build a twig arbor.  So, I gathered up some of the small trees that were casualties of the drought and ...

Maybe I am getting better at it.  Well, it's probably not me, it's probably the good weather, but the garden suddenly exploded into...

My flower gardening is going well this year. The other Dahlias were yellow and another white one. Turk's Cap.  What an...

I'm looking for ways to use up my cucumbers so that I won't have to make pickles and came across this recipe on allrecipes.com. I ma...

Well, I must say, I'm disappointed and unimpressed with this straw/hay bale gardening.  I do like how it elevates the plants so they are...

Yay!  The blooming of the Dahlias has made my week.  I can't get over how beautifully perfect this flower is. It is a full eight in...

I'm so excited that our lawn is recovering from the drought.  There are a lot...a LOT of weeds, but the St. Augustine grass is going str...

Let me remind you.  I started this in July of last year; posted about it in August. http://tilemosaics.blogspot.com/2011/08/slow-season...

I love garden art and have been drooling over these glass and crystal pieces that I've been seeing at the flea market lately.  So, this ...

Mom (If you look real close or double click on the pic you can see momma Cardinal feeding babies.  Sorry it's so tiny, but I'm ...

We had to move some goats around in the pastures today and this goat obstinately stayed behind.  He's Daisy's only surviving triplet...

Things have calmed down around here for me.  Milking season is upon me.  I have my early morning routine with that, then the goats are out t...

The asparagus has gone crazy this year.  I've been picking it since about the end of February and it's still putting out enough shoo...

A family at the church where we go gifted us with a miniature donkey.  I accepted because I thought she would be a good companion for Pony a...

Been spray painting my patio furniture.  Ack!  What a project...all those curlicues! But worth the pain.

Here's another one of nephew Jordan's projects. A house for Harry. Since we fenced the back yard last year, Harry can't...

That's what I told the vet when I took Pony for her appointment for shots, coggins test, and to check her cough.  He just laughed. I...