July 27, 2013 A Praying Mantis Lives in Our Garden The California praying mantis lives along the coast and into Oregon. They are good bugs who eat harmful insects.
July 18, 2013 Update on New Hens We’ve had our two new hens, “Ginger” and “Penny” for nearly a week. We’ve kept them in a partitioned area inside the coop and…
July 11, 2013 Two New Hens! I’m happy to announce that we have two new five-month-old pullets (young hens) that joined our tiny flock of two. Sweetpea and Daisy (last…
July 3, 2013 A Balancing Act in the Garden Three easy ways to create balance in your garden. Feeding plants on a regular schedule will keep it green and growing. Don’t overwater or overfeed. Keep weeds under control by mulching and weeding invaders are yound.
June 9, 2013 A Peacock Comes to Visit We have a peacock, named Randy, that wanders through the little village of Cambria. He has been seen walking along Main Street and…
May 29, 2013 A New Book for Quick and Easy Gardening I can’t resist new gardening books. The title of this one is Sunset Western Garden Book “The 20-Minute Gardener”. I received this paperback when…
May 9, 2013 We’ve had Guests Last week we had a house full of guests. Our youngest son Milo, was married on our deck overlooking the ocean on a…
May 3, 2013 A Wedding in the Garden My youngest son, Milo, was married in our garden last week to the lovely Lea. She stole his heart a couple of years ago…
March 27, 2013 A Fall in the Garden I’ve had to put aside my computer for the last month. I took a fall in the garden and have been in the hospital…
February 6, 2013 Labradoodles Meet Hens We’ve had the best luck with our two Australian Labradoodles and the two elderly hens Daisy and Sweetpea. Labradoodles are rather high energy dogs…
February 3, 2013 February Coastal Gardening It’s February in my coastal garden. Time to get out in the sun, or overcast, or fog, and get those weeds pulled while the…
January 22, 2013 Cambria Art & Wine Festival Another Cambria event worth checking out. This weekend, January 25, 26 and 27, 2013, the little village of Cambria is gearing up for the…
January 11, 2013 Persimmon Salad with Spinach and Pecans We can’t grow persimmons along the coast. We don’t have enough chill hours in the winter to set the blossoms, and heat in the…
December 22, 2012 Cambria Christmas Market Lights the Spirit-2012 Cambria’s newest event, a German Christmas Market surrounded by garden paths lit with thousands of Christmas lights was a delight, even…
December 20, 2012 Silver-laced Wyandotte Passes Away Poppy, our pretty silver-laced Wyandotte died today. I’m not terribly distraught because she died of what I believe is old age. I found…
