Monthly Archives: November 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs! ~Author Unknown
Picking Pecans
It’s that time of year again when the Pecans are ready to be picked. I got out the stepladder yesterday afternoon and managed to harvest a gallon of these tasty paper shell nuts. My son was worried I would fall and insisted on holding the ladder for me. He kept telling me I was too old to be [...]
Color for the winter garden…
I have to say my new favorite color this season has to be orange. It is the perfect shade for the fall & winter garden. And this ‘Matrix Orange’ Pansy which I added to several containers is at the top of my list. These cold loving annuals are always on my list of plants to [...]
Fall Chores
Here’s some things I really need to get accomplished this month before the cold hand of winter touches down: Plant Daffodil bulbs and replace summer annuals with Pansies (done) Rake leaves as they fall into the beds as a winter mulch Put some of the leaves into my compost bins Finish cleaning out veggie beds [...]


