For want of another name, I’ve been calling the 20’X25′ patch of grass and weeds at the back of the house “the lawn.” The weeds, burr clovers, dandelions, thistles and bermuda grass were mown and watered and from a distance
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Tresspassers – caught in the act!
The heat is too much for the lettuce, and I’m down to one pot near the back door. You’d think its proximity to the house would keep it safe but yesterday morning we caught the lettuce theif in the act!
Orange and Lavender – a culinary combo
We have a wonderful Washington Navel Orange tree in your yard. In fact the oranges are so good that I am ruined for shop-bought oranges. Once these oranges are gone I probably won’t eat another orange until next January. But
California – a global guilt trip.
This week I dug out my lettuce soup recipe. I usually do this about a week or two before I dig out the entire lettuce crop (or at least those plants that I’m not seed saving from.) And why, you
Taroko Gorge
We traveled from Taipei to Hualien by train. The journey was spectacular with the ocean on one side and cliffs and vistas on the other. We were staying at the Silks Palace in Taroko Gorge and had arranged for
More about Taipei
If there was ever an invention from Start Trek that I wish really existed it would be teleporting. That way I could live here in California but spend a every second weekend in Ireland with my family, and then take
A Tourist in Taipei
The first morning in Taipei we were on our own. Before his family arrived that afternoon, My Husband and I were on a mission – well, 2 missions in fact – 1) Buy a sim card for our phone (his
Taiwan – a tasty treat!
My name is Byddi and I am a travel-a-holic! In order to celebrate my Husband’s birthday this year – a big birthday – one with a zero in it, we wanted to go somewhere special. There were several boxes that
You know it’s been a wet winter in California when…
You have a plethora of mushrooms springing up all over your yard. You realize you need to trade your car in for a hybrid, and you don’t mean between gas(petrol) and electric.
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From mountain tops to the bottom of the deep blue sea
Hawaii is the land of heart-breakingly beautiful sunsets. What better place to view these sunsets than from the top of the world’s highest mountain? Measured from base (under the sea) to top Manu Kea beats Everest. It peaks at 13,796
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