Butterflies

Monarch Butterflies

Who doesn’t love Monarch Butterflies!  They monarchs are loving the pollen from my colorful profusion zinnas this year! Features:  Monarchs have bright orange wings with black lines or veins.  The wings are outlined with white dots. Eggs:  Monarch butterflies lay their eggs under milkweed leaves.  Milkweed is the host plant for Monarchs. According to National Geographic, each […]

Sweet Pepper Varieties

Red Apple Peppers

While I initially got these Red Apply Pepper seeds from my cousin and have been saving them ever since, I finally found some seed companies that carry these seeds. Features: 1) Red apple pepper plants will reach up to 2 feet tall and about 1 foot wide. 2) The peppers are wide at the top […]

Cocktails from Pittsburgh Bars

Blood Orange Spritz

We went with friends to enjoy restaurant week in Pittsburgh. We chose Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse for our fixed price 3 course meal. The atmosphere, the food and the cocktails were fabulous. Before dinner, I tried a plant based cocktail called Blood Orange Spritz. Ingredients: Belvedere Vodka Aperol St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur – Did you […]