The car is packed. The playlists are done – Western, selection of classical to celebrate the morning and another for staying on the mountain top. It was fun putting together the lists. I went through a bunch of Western Movies … Continue reading →
We are off to Eastern Oregon in the next week or so. I had come across this cool Forest Lookout Fall Mountain when I was planning for our trip to the Steens two years ago. I love this . Something … Continue reading →
Echinacea ‘Julia’ We are having a long stretch of near record dry hot weather. Our garden is starting to show the effects along with keeping G busy watering. I am actually loving it even though the first couple of days … Continue reading →
The weather has heated up and we are in our summer mode. June was great and July has been even warmer. We definitely had summer arrive before the 4th of July – although the 4th was cloudy. Everything is doing … Continue reading →
My favorite summer dessert is ice cream or sorbet. I purchased a Cuisinart Ice Cream maker a couple of years ago and it was one of my best appliance purchases. Just freeze the canister and you have ice cream in … Continue reading →
Less than a mile from Schreiner’s Iris Gardens is Adelman Peony Gardens. They have a wonderful small display garden. We visited on May 31st which is mid-season but some of the best blooms seemed to already be over. We did … Continue reading →
I have always had a soft spot for bearded iris. They were my mother’s favorites. “Flags” is what she called them. She would get so excited when we came across someone who was giving a bunch of rhizomes away. We … Continue reading →
Beet and carrots This has been a great year. It has been warm but not too hot. We got a lot of rain early in March and April and then somewhat regularly in May and June. The weeds are going … Continue reading →
I have been searching for a good strawberry sorbet. Many of the ones I have made previously have frozen very hard without a smooth texture. The trick is to get the right amount of sugar to water ratio. Strawberries are … Continue reading →
We went out for a walk before the next rain storm arrived and thought about the Thanksgivings in our past. I remember the grammar school days of paper turkeys out of brown craft paper and black and white pilgrim hats. … Continue reading →