December 2, 2012 Taking Care of the Labradoodle Puppies It’s too wet to garden and I’m spending my time raising six Australian Labradoodle puppies. Mind you, I’m not complaining about the rain. We…
November 27, 2012 Healthy Chicken Treats I’ve been wanting to put together a blog of what you can feed chickens as treats. At last! I found lots of information on…
November 12, 2012 Australian Labradoodle Puppies Are Here! Thought I had better explain why I have not been gardening or posting on my garden website. I’ve also ignored the hens a bit….
October 13, 2012 Scarecrows 2012 Have Taken Over Cambria The 2012 Cambria Scarecrow Festival, presented by the Cambria Historical Society, is in full swing. We had our first light rain of the season,…
October 4, 2012 Dog attacked hen. What I learned When I encounter a mishap, I try to learn from it. Most of you who read this blog know that our dear Sweetpea, a…
September 3, 2012 Late Summer in the Garden My garden exploded with color this late summer and I’m out in it every morning. I enjoy the rising temperature as the fog lifts…
August 6, 2012 Berries ‘N’ Cream Climbing Rose Good Enough to Eat Enjoying the early morning mist of early August, I think of how much pleasure my Berries ‘N’ Cream rose climber gives us. I see…
August 1, 2012 Lacecap Hydrangeas-Memories of Hearst Castle I’m not very proud of my garden now. We’ve had a lot of company this summer, the gophers have moved in, and we are…
July 31, 2012 Caring for Old Hens I’ve neglected my hen blog the last few months. The three remaining hens from my original flock of six are getting older now and…
July 17, 2012 Green Spotted Ladybug – Not! We have “green spotted ladybugs” in our garden eating leaves and flowers. This is what I first thought when we lived in Marin County…
June 20, 2012 Constructing a Garden Room We’re building a “garden room” or conservatory in our garden. It will be a place for plants, dogs, a place to hang jackets, take off boots, and “sit a spell”. Plants and trees in the garden have had to be removed to make way for construction.
May 23, 2012 Pepino – Unique and Tasty “It’s a pepino plant,” she announced. “A sweet cucumber,” My neighbor handed me a tiny 4-inch cutting she had started in a 4” pot….
May 13, 2012 Baked Custard – Using up All Those Eggs People with hens have to be creative to use all the eggs that their hens produce in the spring. This late winter and spring,…
May 12, 2012 Happy Mother’s Day to Chicken Lovers Happy Mothers Day to those of you who have mothered and will always mother, and who understand the maternal instincts that are so apparent…
May 9, 2012 A Garden Tour in Cambria – 2012 Cambria Pines by the Sea is full of gardeners and people come from all around to participate in the Cambria Garden Tour. Cambria has had…
