Blooms

Flowers at the Hatchery

While we were on vacation in Oregon, we went to the Bonneville Fish Hatchery to see sturgeon and salmon and to let everyone stretch their legs after many hours in the car.  What a wonderful surprise to see so many pretty flowers! Hydrangae. . . Beautiful roses. . . Here’s our lovely family too. . […]

General Gardening Other Gardens

Gardening in Oregon

Check out this garden.  First of all, Debbie and her husband, Dell had Alan, John and me over during our Oregon vacation.  After serving a fabulous breakfast that included omelettes and a fruit salad of local blueberries and strawberries and some bananas, we checked out Debbie’s garden. Look at these raised beds – Debbie has […]

Recipes Vegetables

Cooking Summer Squash

While we were on vacation last week, we had Anaheim green chili peppers, yellow squash, purple beans and a few fava beans mature. My husband, Alan suggested cooking the squash this way: Cut off the top and bottom of the squash, Cut the squash in half lengthwise, Remove the seeds and Cut the squash in […]