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Does anyone else remember making those pot holders from rings of knit fabric by "weaving" them on a special little board with pegs? That was my first sojourn into the world of making presents for family members when I was young.  Once I learner how to knit & crochet, my selection of possible  handmade goodies was made broader. Now everyone was getting scarves and bedsocks, regardless of the fact that most of my family lived in south Florida. It was the thought that counted, right?  Then I became a teenager/ young adult and I felt that handmade gifts weren't worth the time...

One mainstay in Wooly's garden every summer is tomatoes and one of Wooly's favorite ways to use them is to make salsa. Why not just buy it at the store? One word: FRESH! One of my favorite quotes (my, I have a lot of favorites today!) is "Store bought tomatoes taste like disappointment!" Store bought salsa is the same for me. I gleefully await the time when tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic and parsley (or cilantro) are ready to use in the kitchen. Now salsa appeals to people in many different ways. Some like it chunky, some like it smooth. Some like...

It was a dark and...nah, just a dark night in May 2021 (May 26th to be exact). My three cats, Lzzy, AreJay & Beaker started carrying on, hissing & growling, down in the basement/garage. I headed down the stairs to go check. I thought maybe a possum or raccoon had wandered in, so I grabbed a broom to shoo it out. Nope, it wasn't a wild critter. It was a skinny half-grown kitten who walked right up to me, purring. As I sat down to figure out what to do next, she climbed up onto my lap, still purring. Yep, the sound...

"Po-tay-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew." -Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien) Who doesn't like potatoes? From French fries & tater tots to mashed potatoes to potato soup, the humble spud can be eaten plain or fancy with added sour cream, butter, cheese, etc. I recently tried a new (to me) recipe for roasted potatoes that made me soooo happy. It's easy to make, a one-dish effort and can be amended according to personal taste and/or what you have in your fridge. Ingredients: Potatoes, Butter, Parmesan Cheese (the kind in...

Well, Mother Nature is doing it again. First, she lulls me into a false sense of security with nice, warm spring-like weather and then she zaps me back into the deep freeze. I don’t like it. My bees don’t like it. My garden doesn’t like it. My calendar says that today is the first day of Spring. I’m crossing my fingers that tonight’s hard freeze finally signals the end of the cold and that I can breathe a sigh of relief. I am itching to get back into the garden, so I can start eating fresh produce again.    In...