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...

As I was sitting at my desk this morning I took a moment to look out the window and to my amazement a male western tanager landed on the suet. I quickly grabbed my camera (which I keep by my desk...