Are you thinking about getting a guinea pig for your kids this Christmas? If so, I’d like to share some of the things I have learned along the way. I’ve had piggies for over ten years now and have learned a whole lot about them. Keeping guinea pigs today is Read more…
This is Miss Gracie, our 6-year-old “Parti” Yorkshire Terrier. She is around 4½ to 5 pounds but not a teacup…I will not get on my soap box about inner breeding for unhealthy dogs. She was just the runt of the litter, but only on the inside. She is as tough Read more…
Hello everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! Living in zone 8b means it doesn’t usually get chilly here until November and winter doesn’t usually start until January. But when it does, we like to make sure our chickens are eating well and getting all the nutrients they need for the colder weather. This Read more…
Remember when I mentioned the “End of the Line” for the garden when George grabbed up the remaining peppers? Well, he decided to preserve some. A year or so ago, we bought this Presto Digital Pressure Canner and it has come in handy. There was a lot of prep work Read more…
Meet Pearl Hello everyone, Cyndi here. Every few months I do a health check on my girls. After I did Pearl’s today, I decided to record her kisses for fun. Enjoy! When you have tiny pets, a few ounces difference in their weight can signal something is wrong and it Read more…
Hi everyone, Cyndi here, I wanted to talk a little about my guinea pigs. I know George has mentioned them a time or two in videos so in case anyone was wondering, I have six girls! And yes, I am a grown-up…mostly. So, around nine years ago, my daughter Emily Read more…
Ingredients While the peppers are cooling to the touch, preheat the oven to 400°. I mash together the cheese and the bacon bits. I then form rounded cylinders that will fit inside the pouch of each pepper, sizes will vary on how much cheese you want and how much each Read more…
I think it’s the end of the line for our peppers this year. George went out last night and gathered what he could before the temperature dropped to nearly freezing last night. We have quite a few gigantic jalapeños and some beautiful bell peppers too. The basil had already bolted Read more…
I just found lots of peppers still growing in the garden. We have green bell peppers, Jalapeño peppers, and some Chinese hot peppers that have turned almost black! I bet they are really spicy. It’s been getting cool at night so this surprised me, I guess zone 8b is perfect Read more…
It started small, George found a simple recipe for some bread machine bread and it turned out pretty good, who doesn’t love the smell of freshly baked bread in the house? My bread machine must be 25 years old and it still worked! Then George tried an easy artisan recipe Read more…