Hummingbird Nectar Recipe
Hummingbird Nectar Recipe Courtesy of www.hummingbird-guide.com Here is a homemade hummingbird nectar recipe. * Step 1: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. * Step 2: Add 1/4 cup of white granulated sugar. * Step 3: Stir well [...]
Rumi.nations of Life in Texas Day 7
I felt it last night when I went down to put away the chickens for the night. The wind in 30 minutes had gone cold. As I locked the coop door, their feathers fluttered. At 12:30 a.m. I awoke to [...]
Food, Glorious Food: A Baby-Boomer Mother's View
The first 2 years of my life, my palette was influenced by the Philippines. Mangoes, papayas, guayabano, coconut, and bananas. To this day, I crave those foods. That was the beginning of a very complex journey. Food is as complicated [...]
Life in Texas Day 5 & 6 Post Earth Day
I woke this morning to high hot winds, weird clouds, and 50% chance of high winds and hail with severe thunderstorms. Wind we definitely had. I would love to dial into those who say there are no [...]
Life in Texas Day 4 Post Earth Day
It was useless trying to sleep. Provo, my Stabyhoun, was hogging the covers. Six a.m. and time to rise and shine. But I wasn't really shining -- more like drooping. I needed a java jolt. A cold front moved in [...]
Life in Texas Day 3 — Post Earth Day
The sun rose red and it was already warm by 6:30 a.m. I am drinking my coffee outside and reading. We are under a red flag warning today. Winds will be 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, [...]
Life in Texas 2
The sky was inky. The perfect contrast for the abundance of stars, some twinkling bright, others faded but massed into milkiness. 5:30 a.m. Magic time. Big sky time. Clear sky time. I let the dogs out and they [...]
Traveling Life: A Daughter's View
Travel. What does travel mean to me? Travel is a part of me. It is a constant adventure that has helped shape me into the person I am today. I carry each place, each experience, each moment, with me wherever I [...]