by Alice Liles | Jan 11, 2021 | Bright Lights
We finally had snow! Since we have had precious little rain or snow all through 2020, this two and a half inches of snow at our house were more than welcome. There was no pretty sky for a backdrop, nor unusual formations of snow caused by wind, but I did dutifully...
by Alice Liles | Jan 9, 2021 | Cactus Are Cool
I’m a little late sharing this with you, but my two Pachypodium lealii saundersii plants outdid themselves this year with flowers. They started blooming in October before I had to bring them in for the winter, and the flowers continued even after I brought them...
by Alice Liles | Jan 6, 2021 | Cactus Are Cool
I have talked about stapeliads before, but I’ve gone through a dry spell with no flowers lately. The spell was finally broken the other day, and I just had to share again!Stapeliads can be found in a variety of countries, but this one, Stapelia lepida, is native...
by Alice Liles | Jan 3, 2021 | Bright Lights
In 1910 St. Mary’s Parish was founded in the tiny town of Umbarger, Texas. The first church building St. Mary’s had was a wooden structure on the south side of the railroad. In 1929 the present structure was built on the other side of the railroad in town and...
by Alice Liles | Dec 14, 2020 | Cactus Are Cool
The cactus garden looks a mess in winter. The poor cholla and prickly pear do their sad droopy thing. Boxes, gallon cans, and five-gallon buckets stand upside down over plants needing protection; blankets and comforters do the same. Plants that are truly cold-hardy...
Recent Comments