Ancient people who grew Calendula called it this because they claimed the flowers bloomed year round on the calendar, taking the name from the Roman word ‘calens.’ It is such a versatile herb that in 2008

The first posting of my herbal series has to start with calendula. Calendula is one of my favorite herbs to use. It is my go to for almost anything. It is often referred to as pot marigold. The plant belongs

We have been contemplating getting a dog for quite a while now. They are a big responsibility especially when you don't have a fenced yard. Our biggest concern was the rabbits. (Our little Houdini that

I am so excited we had our first harvest today. Green beans fresh off the bushes and vines. So delicious.

I was finally able to move my Philipine Violets out of my greenhouse yesterday. The weather has been nice enough just the rest of life has been busy. Poor thing was pushed up against the side so it kind

Trying out to see how the companion planting will work this year. I decided to plant a tomato plant in the middle of a tripod for the peas to climb. Then place carrots along the imaginary line of the triangle

Well we had some cute kits born about 10 days ago. They change so quick and are already getting big. They even are starting to open their eyes. We started off with 23 kits from 4 does. One doe Silver which

Exciting visuals around our house today with lots of fluffy fur in the nesting boxes. We should have some cute little kits any day now. White mallow popping up. Look at all the German Chamomile. I can't

Went to do some spring cleaning for our rabbitry and found a hole in one of our big cages. Of course this meant I would have to put a new access hole in it since it was just out of reach. Headed out to

went garage sale shopping today and got some great deals. 2 Teepees for the boys they are excited. ( My daughter scored 13 Littlest Pet Shop characters for $5. But what did I score ....... Yup stung by

Ever have one of those family members that is the lucky one. And by lucky I mean unlucky. In our family that would be my daughter. Well the other day was her third time being bitten by a black widow spider.

Been a little busy recently. Didn't let the fog slow us down that's for sure. Love the Rio Hondo hills. We made a special trip to add to our rabbitry... A new hutch was much needed for sure. We added 3

It is overcast and cloudy in San Antonio TX today. My boys decided to play a game. One of the board games that they like to play is Risk. We have a couple different versions. Risk was their Dad's favorite

So what do you get when you cross a hippie and a pioneer. A Hipponeer of course. LOL. This is a name that came about over time for me. It all started because of my son. A little back history on him. He