Oh, how cute! A basket ride for a kitty! What kind of berries were you picking?

Right! The more I read about how animals are cared for and what they are fed, the less I want to buy. Same goes for produce.

LOL! I never heard that part of the story!

Oh yes, very enthusiastic!!

It seems as if gardening is a new experience every year, even when I live in the same place. I had a few glads with very curved stems; I think "wonky" describes them well.

Wow, that's a lot of peppers!!! How do you keep them all weeded?

I got my driver's license at age 15, but didn't own a car until I was almost 24. I occasionally borrowed my parents' car, or got rides with other students who had cars when I was in high school and college.

That recipe may inspire me to purchase some plums. Sounds delicious!

"I gotta get their number!” Milton said. “We are just one phone call away from a better world!” If only it was that simple!

Raw milk available in the grocery stores and health food stores here, or on the farm. It's very expensive in the stores, and on some of the farms. I only know of one farm where it's affordable, and it's

All those trips up and down the stairs were your workout for the day!

It's amazing how quickly growing boys can make food vanish. I remember somebody once telling me about how she painstakingly dried many apples in a dehydrator, planning to use them in the winter for various

It doesn't take long for garden produce to get out of hand, that's for sure. That was quite the welcome-home-harvest.

That was a fun collection of music! I enjoyed hearing how different the songs sound when played on varying instruments. Chaos Shrine: If I have to pick a favorite I'll go with the metal version. But I

We hope it ripens completely and tastes marvelous!

Thank you!

Wow, so many peppers! How many plants do you actually have, and how many varieties? I don't always plant peppers, because that's one crop that doesn't seem to do well in my garden, for some reason. I have

Looking forward to those pictures! As I have probably said before, my dad always raised sheep and goats, so I grew up watching the antics of the young ones. We often had bottle-fed extras in makeshift

I grew up in SW Washington where it rained excessively. I have lived in western Montana, where the weather is similar to Idaho. Minnesota was completely different from all of those. I prefer Idaho and

I am so glad you are enjoying your new phase of life, and that you still find time to write. Balance in life can be tricky to obtain, and it's great when it happens.