This past weekend I went to the Hill Country for a Wine Stomp. We had been to this particular winery/vineyard for a wine tasting last year, and decided we HAD to come back this year for the Stomp. The winery is called Dry Comal Creek Vineyards and Winery. It is located in New Braunfels, TX. [...]
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August 10, 2010
Suzy Homemaker?
As I have mentioned before, I am a nurse. But before I became a nurse, my degree was Home Economics. I know, what a switch, right? But, the truth is I LOVE all of the art, science and crafting which is a part of Home Economics and Homemaking. Sometimes, it’s even harder than it looks. For [...]
July 15, 2010
It’s a Bug’s Life.
My purple hull peas are a bevy of activity. Not necessarily, the kind of activity one would hope for. I have several species of insects on the plants, and it can’t be good. The pea plants are waning, due to the heat. I should really yank them up, but I keep hoping for just a [...]
July 13, 2010
Holy ground cherries, Batman!
Specifically, these. I have no clue as to what is eating the leaves. Luckily, (so far) they don’t seem to be bothering the fruit. It could be this guy (if you look closely there is a swallowtail caterpillar), but they don’t normally eat holes in the leaf, they eat the entire leaf. (Here he is munching [...]
June 17, 2010
Mrs. Potato Head 2
I don’t know about you, but I cannot wait for Toy Story 3 to come out this weekend. I am so excited!!! Aaannd I couldn’t wait to see if my potato slips had grown potatoes. Well, guess what? They did. Granted, not bushels and bushels but I considered this an experiment of sorts. I wanted to see if the [...]
June 16, 2010
Ina and Me.
I have never met Ina Garten, but I know we could be great friends. We have so much in common. She likes to cook, I like to cook. She loves Paris, I love Paris. (except she has an apt. there and I just WISH I did) She loves good food, good company and so do [...]
May 20, 2010
Growing a little weed.
Not That weed. This weed. Butterfly Weed. Asclepias tuberosa. You would think it would be an easy plant to grow, right? I mean,after all it IS a weed. But, you would be wrong. It has taken me three years to get this large of a plant. I read “it may take as long as two years [...]
April 27, 2010
Tammy Appleseed
I LOOOOVE SPRING! It seems as if you can just throw seeds in a pot and they just grow and blossom with very little effort. Remember the potato pots I started.. Well, here they are now…… Isn’t that amazing! I hope I get some potatoes out of these. I should be able to harvest around June or [...]
April 23, 2010
Not Lay’s Chips
I harvested my kale this week. This kale is called Russian Red or Ragged Jack. I like the name Ragged Jack as the only red, to be seen, is on the stems! I have been wanting to make kale chips. I decided to make them with this batch using the largest leaves. After washing them, tearing [...]
