by StephCat | Jan 21, 2007 | Yard & Garden
I ordered a bunch of fruit trees (all low chill varieties) from Trees of Antiquity — they’re shipping this week so this weekend will be a tree-planting one. Figs Desert King Black Jack Apples Pink Lady Pettingill Stone Fruit Peregrine peach Snow Queen...
by StephCat | Jan 6, 2007 | House, Yard & Garden
…the roof is done. The nice thing about coastal California is that there aren’t too many nasty bugs. A bly once in a while gets in the house. Maybe a line of little ants, trekking who knows where. Nary a cockroach. The bad thing is we do get one bug in...
by StephCat | Feb 19, 2005 | House, Knitting, Pets, Yard & Garden
Dave is getting better. Tonka came home last night. And our two next door neighbors’ retaining walls failed at 3 a.m. during the big thunderstorm sending mud, fence and miscellaneous material hurtling at their houses — luckily not damaging their houses, or...