In 2019 I had one fruit tree. A fig tree. I had zero idea what I was going to do with all of the fruit it was producing. I wondered if I could figure out how to make jam. I found a recipe and sure enough…not only could I make it, it was delish! Then I wondered if I could

The Paw Paw lives!!!!!!! It’s finally pushing green!

I waited too long to come out for a walk. It’s 85 and the sun is beating down but the air is absolutely heavy with the scent of citrus blossoms. It smells like home. Smells I’ve grown up with and a heat that has burned my skin every year since I was a kid. Being a redhead means

Grapes and boysenberries are coming in!

I just walked past my son’s room and could hear the tv blaring sooooo loudly. He came out to the kitchen laughing and I asked what he was watching in there…. Die Hard. He was watching Die Hard for the first time 😂🤣 He doesn’t usually watch movies but lately he’s been

Im up on a chair in the kitchen doing a little paint clean up and OMG….the top of my fridge was so gross!!!! How often do y’all clean up there? Clearly I need to be doing this more often 🤢

Grow your own if you can!!! There are varieties of pomegranate for almost every growing zone...even the cold ones.

Just growing out the side of the tree. 🥰.

I have quite the to-do list in front of me today as well as getting in a few small walks (trying to gently get my knee back in order) and I have a lot of listening to do. I LOATHE these stupid iPhone headphone warnings and they cannot be turned off. I do not need to be managed

The garden out back is overgrown w grass and weeds and borage but I found some peas!🫛 I will let them dry for planting next season. Pretty little moth.

My jujube is waking up very slowly and it made me worry but then I look at my neighbors full sized jujube and see theirs is taking its sweet time as well.

Cherry blossoms are popping…. Bee pollinating my little apple tree…. Pears are well on their way…. …and I steeped in some kind of animal poop while taking these pictures 🤢

Chore number done for today. First coat of paint on my patio. It’s def going to need a second coat before I can stencil it etc. it took almost a gallon to do this one coat. That gallon cost me almost $50. 🥴. Then I’ll need a second gallon and then a third if I want to stencil

One day I was doing a background investigation for a new police hire. I went to do a home visit and sat down to talk to his dad. His dad was a fire captain. He offered me a cup of coffee and I told him I’d take it black. To this day I tease him that he gave me a heart murmur

Just started the coffee and opened the front door to let in some air. It’s still dark out but I found papa bird on his perch watching for danger. Mama bird is in the nest up in the corner of the doorway. Every spring a new pair (or maybe the same pair for the last five

I love this! I literally spent a couple decades scanning for threats every minute of every day as my job/life! Now I am retired and I spend my day scanning my garden for every single little uplifting glimmer from bugs to birds to baby fruit emerging. My life is full of peace and

Spring means asparagus season — and it’s one of my favorite vegetables to preserve. When asparagus is fresh from the garden or market, it’s crisp, tender, and full of flavor. That’s the perfect time to capture it in jars. One of my favorite ways to preserve it? Pickled

Good morning! Waking up to birdsong and little visitors to the feeder. They are harder to see with the roller shade down. I ay need to raise it every night so that in the morning I can see them better. A very peaceful way to wake up every morning.

Has anyone started watching the new Scarpetta series? I read all of Patricia Cornwalls books early in the series but they started to get a little off kilter so I stopped. The show is actually pretty gory and Jamie Curtis screaming in every scene is so grating…..I’m

Ummmmm……

I once stopped at a 7-11 a few blocks from my house after work. The city I worked in was an hour and a half commute drive away. I had my young son in the car with me. A group of d boys were out front and greeted me with "HI, Detective (insert my last name)". I moved not too long