Alice and Elaine Do The Hill Country
You may have read about my friend Elaine and I traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, last year (“Elaine and Alice Do Charleston,” November 24, 30, December 7, 11, 2015); this year’s trip was all over the Hill Country. And I do mean all over the Hill Country-and...
Cotyledon Staghorn
I rescued this plant last year from one of the big box stores. Its pot had fallen over and the plant tumbled out, soil and all, and no one seemed the least bit concerned. I located the manager, played let’s make a deal, and took the plant home for next to nothing. The...
Dewberry And Poison Ivy–The Vines That Keep On Giving
This was quite the weekend: a Farmers Market in Burnet, Maya’s birthday, Mother’s Day, and the ultimate I Told You So moment for Bill-my trip to the dewberry patch with Erin, Ben, and Frodo. We drove down Friday to the Hill Country to be to Burnet bright and early...
And So It Finally Begins! Flowers!
Traditionally, the second week in May is usually when my outdoor cactus begin to bloom in earnest. Now that we are at the end of the first week of May, they are gearing up for their blooming season. I see myriad buds getting puffier and fatter in anticipation of their...
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