Entries by arizonaplantlady@gmail.com

A Conundrum….My Husband, His Bees and My Roses

Do you know what the definition of the word ‘conundrum’ is? I do.  Actually, I had to look it up – but it basically means a “difficult situation”.  That sums up what I am facing in my back garden. Here are the ‘parts’ that make up my conundrum: First, there is my wonderful husband…. You […]

A Barely Controlled Vine

Last year, I said that I would never grow a pumpkin vine in my vegetable garden again…. We did get a single pumpkin, but I was not prepared at how much the pumpkin vine grew inside and outside of my garden. Now before you say that I should have read how large a pumpkin vine […]

Curiousity, A ‘Good’ Bug and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Now you may be wondering how on earth am I going to combine the above topics into one post.   Well, they all occurred yesterday while we were visiting my in-law’s house.  We go there every week to help out around the house and do the things that my father-in-law can no longer do since he […]

Summer To Do List

Okay, I must begin this by admitting that I have no idea what to post about today…. Maybe I shouldn’t admit this to you, but there are times when I have nothing.  I think it may be because there is so much going on in my life.  – My three youngest kids start school on […]

Keywords, Encyclopdias and Answers….

Do you ever use a search engine to find answers to your gardening questions?  I remember the old days, before search engines when I had to drive to my local library and look through gardening books and encyclopedias to find the answers to my non-gardening questions. Okay, now that I have dated myself by admitting […]

Going Fishing….

I absolutely love fishing.  I really do…. I grew up fishing as a child when we would go camping each year.  And although my sister and brother would catch their share of fish, I never did…. It was really frustrating because I was using the same bait and fishing right next to them.  So as […]

A Dog’s Best Friend is a…….Chicken?

Okay, let me be more specific…..3 chickens! Lucy, Effie and Flo My mother’s dog, Addy, is a very sweet Australian cattle dog mix.  My parents adopted her from the animal shelter back in 2001, when she was 3 years old.  My dad just loved Addy. When we adopted our son, Kai, from China we spent […]

A Bountiful Harvest and a Special Helper

Besides eating hot dogs and watching fireworks this past 4th of July, I also spent some time picking apples with my daughter.  We use them to make applesauce. We grabbed some old Target(r) bags got to picking. Believe it or not, the two apple trees at Double S Farms produce tons of apples and this […]

A Toad, Star Wars and a Chicken Coop….

Okay, you are probably wondering what on earth I am talking about when I mention a toad, Star Wars and a chicken coop in a single post.  And if you aren’t curious…..you can stop here 😉 This is a story of a toad that is called “Jabba the Hut” after the infamous Star Wars character […]

Guess What Blew In The Other Day?

A couple of days ago, I was busy cooking dinner when I got a call from my husband who was on his way home from work.  He said that there was a haboob on the way. Okay, some of you may be wondering what the heck a ‘haboob’ is.  Well, the word ‘haboob’ is an […]