Earlier in the week, one of the birds (assuming it was one of the parents) was chirping away in the house while the other parent flew in wit...

We have never had good luck with screen doors. They get off track, get bent, or get stuck. We've never had a screen door that simply g...

They're here! The sunflowers are starting to bloom! They are so cheery and bright. I just love having them in the yard. I can't ...

Above you can see the good little spider that eats mites and other creepy critters. Unfortunately it's no match for the bad (also ugly) ...

Fuschias seem to do very well here...at least when I see them in other people's yards. Each year the nurseries offer these gorgeous 15...

Last summer we had a 14 year old Chinese exchange student (Ying Hong) staying with our family for a few weeks. One night we made a Chinese ...

There's not a lot of grass. Just enough to add some green expanse to the yard. Just enough for a Slip 'n Slide. T he 2 plum trees....