We’re raising caterpillars we found on the parsley in the garden. We did the same two years ago. It’s fascinating to watch them grow and change, molting as they get larger. We use a large fish tank to house them, and a piece of window screen with an elastic band to top the tank. To […]
We’ve had a lot of trouble with the old refrigerator. It finally died on Wednesday, and we ordered a new one. DH picked it up today. I didn’t even clean up the mess before taking a picture. ~~Rhonda 🙂
The only problem with our grands is that they live too far away. Cute, aren’t they?? ~~Rhonda 🙂
Today was mostly taken up with stripping wall paper in the hall and the laundry room. I did about 15 minutes of mowing, just to get outside for a few minutes right before supper. The weather was beautiful. We have eight chrysalises so far. Three of them are brown. The rest are green. DD made […]
I watched this little guy for forty minutes early Friday morning, waiting for him to molt from a caterpillar into a chrysalis. I had my camera on the tripod, ready to take a video of the quick transformation. I waited and waited and waited… Then I turned my back for ten minutes, while I checked […]
A young lady from church is helping me this fall with cleaning out all the drawers, cupboards, and cabinets (maybe even the attic) and, after we cleaned out the coat closet yesterday, I realized the interior had not been painted with the help of painting contractors in Tacoma, we redid the hall a few years ago. […]
DD and I made poppy seed muffins this afternoon. Delicious! We had some warm from the oven, shared some with friends, and I’m thinkin’ the rest will go quickly. Mix the following ingredients until well blended. * 3 eggs * 2 1/2 cups white sugar [I used 1 3/4 c. sugar] * 1 1/8 cups […]