March 26, 2011 Do Plants Really Clean the Air? Now, we gardeners all know that plants breathe. They absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen through tiny holes on the underside of leaves. But…
March 11, 2011 Tips for Simplifying Your Landscape The Cambria Garden Club was lucky to have Shana McCormick, a licensed landscaper here in Cambria, speak to us about how to simplify our…
March 2, 2011 Time to Plant on the Central Coast? I haven’t begun planting seeds this year. I’ve weeded and created drainage ditches for runoff. I’ve also been playing with, training, and walking those…
February 22, 2011 Whaaat Happened?-Tiny Egg We are getting some beautiful eggs this winter. Daisy and Poppy are laying extra-large eggs nearly every day. I’m not in the egg-selling business…
February 3, 2011 The Girls are Back in Business Our five girls are back in business. After a productive first year we hit some bumps in the road and the hens slowed down….
February 3, 2011 Butterfly Bush Needs Attention I can’t stand it anymore! My butterfly bush looks dreadful. My Buddleia davidii, is acting as a host to the insect pest called the Buddleia…
January 14, 2011 January Gardening in Cambria “God made rainy days, so gardeners could get their housework done.” I haven’t been doing much gardening this month. Why? First, in rained over…
January 6, 2011 Rosie the Hen Has Passed Away We’ve lost one of our beloved hens. She acted a bit lethargic for the past week but continued to eat and drink and get…
January 4, 2011 New Year in the Chicken Coop It has been an eventful holiday season in the ole chicken coop. Heavy rains along the coast brought unexpected flooding. We live on a…
December 24, 2010 A Scandinavian Christmas Feast My family is of Scottish descent and my husband’s family is Norwegian. Given the choice between Scottish cuisine and Scandinavian, the Scandies win hands…
December 22, 2010 California Rains & Wet Hens Oh Yukk! The hens’ run is a mess! We’ve had light rain for seven days straight and the ground is saturated. Most of the…
December 17, 2010 Molting Hens=No Eggs One of my sons checks in on my hens on occasion. He emailed me to say the I hadn’t posted anything lately. I answered…
November 25, 2010 Wild Turkeys on the California Coast I have the Thanksgiving spirit today and wanted to share a couple of photos of turkeys that stroll by our house each day. These…
November 25, 2010 California Wild Turkey We have a lovely flock of wild turkeys that walk by our house each day. They roost in the trees in the “open space”…
October 28, 2010 Sundried Tomatoes Without the Sun I’ve harvested the last of the ripe tomatoes. We’re eating them fresh at every meal. This wonderful “flavor of summer” won’t last long so…
