No More Turkey, PLEASE! Thanksgiving and Christmas have come and gone. We had turkey both times. Members of my family are beginning to turn green at the sight of turkey anything… and I’m leading the green parade. Thanksgiving 2010 If you looked at this beautiful picture and didn’t pale at the sight, you may return […]
Turkey Burn Out
December 31st, 2012 1 Comment
Tags: chicken and dumplings · Christine Hoffman · recipe · Thanksgiving · turkey
NOT Crawling Through the Desert Looking for Water
December 20th, 2012 8 Comments
Westerns Growing up in the ’50s and ’60s , Westerns were television staples… Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide, The Lone Ranger, Rin Tin Tin, and many more that I have forgotten. There were too many western movies for me to begin to count… Broken Arrow, The Gunfighter, High Noon, etc. Invariably, the cowboy hero gets lost or […]
Tags: cactus · cactus flowers · cactus fruit · Westerns
Holiday Decorations Without the Electric Bill
December 19th, 2012 3 Comments
Even Palms Celebrate ‘Tis the season… even for palm trees. Christmas Palm The Christmas Palm (scientific name Veitchia merrillii) gets its name from the green oval-shaped fruit that turns bright red in December. Nature creates its own Christmas ornaments with a non-electric holiday display. Holly… Sort Of Another Florida plant with the traditional holiday red […]
Tags: Bottle Palm · Brazilian Pepper Tree · Christmas Ornaments · Christmas Palms · Florida Holly
