This was the sticky snowy scene in the woods behind my house this morning in south-east Tennessee. By this afternoon, the sun was shining and the snow had melted in all but the shadiest places. … [Read more...]
A Homemade Marshmallow
"Hi" written in Marshmallow Upon seeing a mixer bowl full of white goo, my daughter asks, "What's that?" "Marshmallow" "OOOOOO" Four Squares has made homemade marshmallows. Another one of my … [Read more...]
(The Heroes of) Mint City
In an earlier article I shamelessly admitted that for the most part, I had to ignore my garden this year and what a good weed suppressor was my herbs. [grammar?] Anyway, later in the year I had more … [Read more...]
Keep Out and Welcome
My daughter liked to put signs on her door. For years, close to a decade, she's had her "Keep Out" sign on her door. She nicknamed herself "HAY the Horrible" a long time ago. HAY is her initials. … [Read more...]
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
The insect pictured on this page is what seems to be a fork-tailed bush katydid [Scudderia furcata]. It was sitting on a zinnia in my garden on September 24th, 2009. The fork-tailed bush … [Read more...]
FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments for reviews
The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products." If you receive payment or free items to review … [Read more...]
Bubble Bath for the Cat
Much to his dismay, the cat received a nice warm bubble bath. He really needed it. I washed the cat while my daughter took these pictures. For the next few hours, every time that he … [Read more...]
2010 Half-Sized Household Planner
The dated 2010 Half-Sized Household Planner refills are ready and uploaded. Donna's 1/2 sized household planner files are designed to be printed on both sides of regular sized printer paper, then cut … [Read more...]
Bumblebee and Milkweed
How a Bumblebee Drinks from Milkweed I took this photograph in my garden. … [Read more...]
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
Do schools kill creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson Video: 20 minutes Quote from the person (TEDtalksDirector) who placed this video at youtube "Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and … [Read more...]
Garden Tangle
I am shamelessly ignoring my garden this year. Yet it still blesses me with its beauty and fruit. This year it is more of a wild beauty instead of the usual enforced neatness and the strict observance … [Read more...]
Three Headed Zinnia
I was stalking this rare spread-eagle bumblebee when it landed on a strange flower. Not this one, but the flower pictured next. This flower is normal. What's wrong with this flower? Something is … [Read more...]
Goldfinch and Dragonfly
On my way to the garden, I paused to take this photograph of a dragonfly and a goldfinch perched on a tomato cage. They are both looking toward the garden like a couple of hungry hawks surveying … [Read more...]
A Yarn Store
A yarn store that we visited while in Texas. I'm not a yarn store connoisseur, but this seemed like a lot of yarn to me. They had every kind of yarn except the antibacterial yarn. They had fat … [Read more...]
I Used to be a Teenager
This is my old bicycle. I was 16 when mom offered me a choice -- This bike or a high school class ring. Being a practical type of girl, I decided that a ring was useless to me, so I picked the bike. … [Read more...]
