Even with the drought, because of his irrigation, Michael is hauling in the tomatoes. One of our favorite summer morning drinks is a Tomato Sunrise. Our last tomato juice was made from a beautiful Heirloom tomato named Cherokee Purple. Recipe For every 1/2 cup fresh tomato juice add: 1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 7-10 drops [...]
I first fell in love with Hostas in Mason City, Iowa. We were touring the Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House, a preserved Usonian house.. All around the property were beautiful huge Hostas with dark blue green leaves. For years after that, I would buy what ever Hostas Wal-Mart had on sale. Finally, I decided that [...]
I finally started paying attention to my neglected Irises. This is a transgression on my part when considered from where most of them originated. They came from my mother. The Irises have been tenacious and hung on until I could come back to them. Well, I am back and they and I are working together [...]
The decorative onions. They remind me of sparklers, Mother Nature's sparklers. It's a good thing they look great because they smell, well, like an onion.
MeadowTree Style 