Today was a glorious day. Spring was in the air and the first robin of the year appeared in the yard. The sun shining in the windows reminded me that spring cleaning wasn't far behind. At...

Have you ever noticed that when you buy a bouquet of flowers from a florist or even a grocery outlet that the flowers have no smell? There is nothing more disappointing than to be given a gift of...

Having extra fruit I decided to see how to use an Instant Pot as a steam juicer. This actually wasn't my first thought as originally I had just watched a video on making juice with a steam juicer...

Sitting in my office today I glanced out the window and saw a hairy woodpecker. I immediately grabbed my camera as there are mainly downy woodpeckers in the yard and I only get a hairy maybe once...

Below is the West Coast Garden Tour 2020. This year I've been practising succession planting. So when I pull something out when it's done producing, I plant something in its place. Not sure...

I waited until now to post this as I wanted to see if this method would work and it has exceeded my expectations. This spring I was trying to defeat the quail from dust bathing in the garden. I...