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September heat records falling all over the place here in the past couple of days too. Yesterday it hit 40C(104F) in Lytton, which is a...

I am seriously addicted to the scent of tea olive. I have planted them On four corners of the house so no matter which way the wind...

I Know "Tegan" is a popular girl's name now, but it Is a sweet name--other DD and I didn't really care to get into their argument. I...

Puppies, UPDATE. Home and settling in. Eldest DD offered to drive us 2 1/2 hrs NW to outside of a little town I didn't know existed...

I had a peach tree on the property, that just suddenly kicked the bucket. Produced a lot of fruit. Then, I bought a peach tree at a box...

Taking puppies on a walk on the south yard I checked in my tomato plants. I looks like we might get a small harvest next week...

Tomatoes! All my other salad ingredients have come from other gardeners at the farmers market. I can claim only the tomatoes.

These grapes were grown on the property where I am staying and given to me this morning for part of my breakfast

Anything special for those boats and passengers regarding border patrol these days? I have never traveled by water beyond US borders...

Have you tried broccolini? It’s my fav geenie. Broccolini is a green vegetable that is a naturally developed hybrid of broccoli and...

A few years ago I got inspired by DigitS’ to plant shallots. I planted them around October and they took a full year to grow! Well that...

In this Vancouver, we only hit 93. The weather models backed way off from their 100 degree forecasts.

September heat records falling all over the place here in the past couple of days too. Yesterday it hit 40C(104F) in Lytton, which is a...

Anything special for those boats and passengers regarding border patrol these days? I have never traveled by water beyond US borders...

I was storing all of my 2025 garlic harvest in paper lunch bags on top of the fridge. Unfortunately, I had 4 German Red Garlic bulbs...