Store shelves are filled with all kinds of vegetable cans, from tomato juice to pickles. Any canned vegetable I'd like to buy, it's there! Yet, every fall, I'm canning the usual pickles I've been preserving for years and, further more, I make other cans which I never did before. Am I crazy or what? Do I like to tire myself out just for fun? Obviously not and I have my reasons to do that - the most important, is my family's health. Read More
Every time I eat a cucumber, I cut the end and put it on my forehead. You may think it's silly, but my grandma always said it's for the headache. And I think it's cute and fun! Read More
If you find your ditch lilies crushed and flattened to the ground, into a small crate, then you should know it was your dog searching for a cool place! My Minnie showed me this new use of the ditch lilies, which I have never thought about. And I call myself a gardener! Read More
An old Romanian proverb says 'Small children, small worries - big children, big worries' - it is the same with the fruit trees. Read More
When my husband told me that I should dig the lawn out and sow it again, I was horrified! Read More
Ever since I was a little girl, I heard about the redroot pigweed used as a food for the ducks. But, also, that it is a bad weed. Which is it then? Read More
Two years ago, a friend asked me if I wanted some fresh dill from his garden. He had dill growing like a weed, all over his vegetable garden and it almost covered his corn patch. I said yes, so he asked me to come over to his place to pick it up myself. Well, don't worry friend, I'll pick up all your dill, because it isn't a weed, but a very precious herb! Read More
Kitty is my cat and I adore her - and she adores me back! But I also adore my plants - and I think they adore me back too - so, what should I do when Kitty decides to use the pots instead of her litter box? Read More
It's March, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, snowdrops are popping out from under the thawing snow. But don't be too confident, the weather can be very tricky on this particular month. So, watch out, the Old Broads are coming! Read More
There is nothing better than eating a hot, delicious soup, in a freezing day! Not only meat can give good taste to a soup, but also vegetables. The more vegetables you put in a soup, the more delicious it is. Read More
Although it's March, I'm already thinking about Christmas. Are you asking why? Well, because I need to prune my poinsettias and, as you know, they are a symbol of Christmas. Now is the right time to get my poinsettias started for next Christmas, so they can have enough time to grow bushy and beautiful until the colored bracts will appear and make them the stars of Christmas. Read More
Sun flares, terrible heat and powerful storms - this is what I had to deal with all summer, like most of the gardeners on earth. Watering was a life and death issue for my garden, so I kept on watering all summer long, which helped my plants and vegetables to survive. Read More
When I took Minnie in our home, I didn't think of what this dog might do for me, except of giving me love and affection. Read More
Any cake containing walnuts is delicious but, then again, walnuts are delicious even when eaten raw. Read More
Starting in the spring, all kinds of blooms invade my garden and the field around my house. It is amazing how so many of them have the same daisy-like shape! The field is cheerful when the wild chamomile, wild aster, helenium, and yellow chamomile are blooming, while in my garden gaillardias, rudbeckias, calendulas and zinnias are smiling for all summer. Read More
Have you ever eaten a French hollyhock's fruit, those small round seeds called "cheeses?" I have, as a child while playing outside with my dolls. My grandma told us that those seeds were edible and that they were called "little breads." Since we had so many marsh mallows everywhere on our playground, the "little breads" were perfect for cooking lunch for our dolls, especially when we could eat it for them! Read More
As soon as the snow is gone, the forest comes to life and, day by day, everything becomes green. Read More
I always ask myself this question, when I'm cleaning the conservatory. It takes me two days - one for each side - because I need to move all pots from the shelves, clean all, then move them back again. But as hard as it is, I can't give up on any of my pots! Read More
My fir tree has grown up! This year it was the first time when it made pine cones, which are now falling down. I've been growing it since it was only a foot high and now it's just as tall as the house - as it should be, since I've been trimming it every year, on Christmas. Read More
What would life be without pets? I say it would be poorer, sadder and less funnier - yet, for some people, it might mean having no trouble at all. No one who needs to be walked or needs to be fed and not any other food to be cooked, except for the family. Read More
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