This past Friday, I picked the last red peppers from the porch garden. We used them in the chicken fajitas we had for dinner before we left on our camping trip.
Being as they were the last, I couldn’t resist taking a picture to commemorate the occasion.
My Levi is an adorable fellow, but when it comes [...]
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22 Oct
The Last Little Peppers
1 Oct
On the First of October
Don’t you just love October? Especially if you live in the American South, like I do, this is the time of year when the weather begins to cool. One of the best things in the world is being able to sleep with the windows open, and this is the time, after a long, hot summer, [...]
17 Aug
Time for Hibiscus
The hibiscus are in bloom!
There are so many different varieties of this flowering plant. In Texas, we had a couple near our living room window. They would die every fall and grow back up from the ground every summer, producing enormous red-orange blooms. Here at Echowood, we have four “trees” of hibiscus [...]
23 Jul
Trumpet Vine
We had one great big trumpet vine plant growing against a back fence at our house in Texas. It was totally wild and invasive, and Brian was always having to go out and whack it down to keep it from taking over the entire back yard.
Here in Florida, we have a much larger [...]
18 Jun
Big Bowl o’ Little Tomatoes (and how I used some of them!)
The cherry tomatoes are in—in a big way! They’re the size of small grapes, loaded with seeds, and absolutely delicious! Not much to do with them except put them in salads, though. See below for one of our favorites.
RECIPE: SOUTHWEST SALAD
For the dressing:
2/3 cup Miracle Whip
1/3 cup milk
1 Tablespoon lime juice [...]
15 Jun
Father’s Day, This ‘n’ That
I’m not sure there are any fathers who read this blog, but I’ll say Happy Father’s Day anyway!
My husband’s birthday always falls within a few days of Father’s Day, which means I always have to put on my proverbial thinking cap to come up with gift ideas for him. This year, it’s been all about [...]
4 Jun
Hydrangeas!
Well, a few weeks ago, I shared with you about the oak leaf hydrangeas blooming in my backyard. Now, in the front, along the white picket fence that separates us from our party-boy neighbors, we have “regular” hydrangeas in flower. The photo below is one of three hydrangeas bushes.
I’m not sure what variety [...]
21 May
Falling in Love With Gardenias
Here at Echowood, we have four big gardenia bushes along the fence that separates the front yard from the back on the east side of our house.
They are in bloom now, and they are gorgeous!
I took these picture about three days ago; there are about five times as many flowers now. Levi was with [...]
18 May
A Southern Porch Garden
I’ve been meaning for weeks to tell you about my porch garden.
If memory serves, we began the weekend after Easter. I’ve taken photos along the way. Here’s what the porch garden looked like about two weeks ago:
On the far left, we have thyme and oregano, plus some very small canterbury bells seedlings that [...]
