My 13 week old Barred Rock cockerel is fertile!!!  I have witnessed him mounting my laying hen recently and he appeared to be getting the j...

I got the sweetest surprise tonight.  I was just enjoying a little down time with the hubby on the couch, he was reading a book and I was pl...

Yesterday in ' Part 1 of Hand-Pollinating ' I explained the basics on hand-pollinating plants with a male and female flower, like th...

It seems that my garden is taking forever to get going this year.  Maybe it has taken this long in the past, but this year it just feels lo...

A Javelina family stopped by this morning for a snack.  I toss my garden clippings outside my garden area and I think they enjoy findin...

I consider myself to be quite the domestic person.  Any of my family and friends could vouch for me too, but I have never canned food.  I ha...

I recently made my world famous ( well at least around my house ) Wild & Dirty Rice for dinner!  I was craving wild rice but wasn't...

Every time I learn about some new DIY thing, I just have to try it.  Recently while reading about composting ( which I want to start doing )...

As you've probably guessed by now, I love experimenting with new things.  Especially things that benefit our lives or our pets lives.  R...