Mr. Munro planted a tub of Mesclun salad not long ago. The tub sat outside our kitchen in a nice sunny spot. I even remembered to water it each day, and we’d started harvesting the leaves, eating them for dinner. Then I arrived home to find this… Flat Mesclun salad!...
Yesterday Mr. Munro and I were listening to the radio while driving down the motorway. Hubby listens to a fuddy-duddy station with lots of chat, but it turned out to be interesting when the discussion turned to bonsai trees. The lady speaking about them made growing...
The months are passing so quickly. We’ll be off on holiday again very soon. This time we’re going on a cruise of another part of the Pacific. We’re visiting Norfolk Island, Vanuatu and Noumea. I’m looking forward to the short ten-day break. Mr. Munro visited a school...
I've always liked water lillies, which is probably why I'm a fan of Claude Monet. I adore his water lily paintings. A few years ago hubby and I purchased a single water lily. It's never grown very well until last year when it had two flowers. A few months ago hubby...
Pantyhose are a fairly recent invention. Allen Gant invented the modern form of pantyhose in 1959, and a seamless version was manufactured by Glen Raven Mills in 1965. I wear them on occasion, but I'm not a fan. I find them uncomfortable, and because I'm tall it used...
Disaster! Our giant pumpkin seeds haven't germinated. We'll have to go back to the Farmers' market and buy more seeds so we can try again. My father's seeds have, of course, sprouted and are growing busily. I've no idea what went wrong, but all we have are little...
Our local farmers' market has a giant pumpkin growing contest every year. This year I decided to buy some seeds and register. I gave some seeds to my father and sister, and my husband gave some seeds to both of his brothers. We're all getting ready to plant our seeds...
Today I have a gardening post about how to plant an upside down tomato, courtesy of Mr. Munro. UPSIDE-DOWN PLANTER by Mr. Munro What to do with that old paint pot or unwanted container. It may seem strange to plant a tomato in an UPSIDE-DOWN container, but there are...
