Monthly Archives: May 2012
My First Chicken Butchering Session
WARNING: If catching a live chicken and butchering it is not your thing you may not want to read the rest of this post. Today I took my class on butchering a chicken. A friend of mine (Jean) told me … Continue reading
Papaya and Mulberry TreeTransplants 5/30/12
I have WONDERFUL friends. This past week I received a papaya tree and a mulberry cutting. I planted the papaya in a pot and the mulberry cutting right into the ground. Because I know just about nothing of growing either … Continue reading
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars and Spiders 5/29/12
It has rained for a few days and it has been so humid out that I haven’t been out in the garden to take pictures. This evening it was overcast and not so humid so tried to see if I could find … Continue reading
Florida Homeschool Convention 2012
Since I homeschooled for 12 years, have taught homeschool classes and have friends who homeschool I am still connected to homeschooling. This weekend was the 2012 25th FPEA (Florida Parent Educators Association) convention at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida. I attended this convention … Continue reading
Lemongrass and Moringa Flower Tea from the Garden
I DON’T like drinking water so I am always adding something to “get it down”. My poison of choice is juice, the kind you purchase in the store, which I know is loaded with sugar and not only bad for me … Continue reading
Crochet Circle Jacket – Caron Pattern
Several years ago I made two of these jackets, one for myself and one for my mother. It is an easy and straight forward crochet pattern from Caron rated as an intermediate level. I did have shorten the sleeve length since I am … Continue reading
Red Onions – Grown from Old Onion
I really like onions but red onions are my favorite. One day while I was going through my fridge I found the end of an onion that had sprouted. I figured why not plop it in the ground and see … Continue reading
