Cucumber Flowers!

How Exciting! 

Even the Little Tendrils are spectacular :)

A Spectacular Texas Sunset

 

D*** Grasshoppers.

I would love to see DEAD GRASSHOPPERS, rather than their molted exoskeletons,

which feels like a "I JUST OUTGREW MY OUTER SHELL BECAUSE I GORGED ON YOUR PLANTS HAHA, IN YOUR FACE" taunt. 

Ugh.

The Stair Blocker

Having a Cat in the home can be quite hazardous to your health if you don't notice him as you come down the steps.

p/s : The Morton Salt is for Icy Steps.

Sunflowers

These are definitely the largest wild flowers out here on our property.

Very Pretty Too.

A Garden Update

The Plants are doing well, but we have had to sprinkle some Sevin dust on some of them, seeing how the horror of The Grasshopper Scourge is neverending. 

Also, we have to be sure that they are shielded from the Unrelenting Texas Sun.

Making the best of where we are and what we can do, I s'pose.

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Bell Peppers

Bak Choy Scraps Given a Second Life

Watermelons, and...

Cantaloupes.

Happy Fathers' Day!

We managed to give The Hubs a Sweet Surprise for Father's Day :)

The Trusty Pho Recipe

Because the boys soooooooo love The Pho.

And so do I.

Plus, the Little Boy/ Young Man loves a bit of lime/lemon in his for tangy freshness. :)

Definitely one that the boys say that they would like to see in The Rotation.

Malaysia vs Texas Weather

It just seems so weird and honestly, frustrating, that it is sooo much cooler in The Tropics than it is here. *sigh*

Even at NIGHT!

We are very fond of Sriracha.

This is one time we thought we had to Look Out for Number One, during the Great Sriracha Shortage of 2022.

Insect Bite Welt

This is the kind of reaction my highly reactive Welt-A-Matic skin gets when I get a Mozzie Bite. 

At least I think it was a mosquito.

I can't.

 

Surrounded by Beauty

Just a small sample of the Beautiful Flora ( and Very Busy Bee ) that we have been blessed to enjoy :)

Covid Booster Shots at HEB

Here we are, looking like Banditos :), waiting for the Exceptionally Nice Pharmacist, Carol, to come out and give us our shots. :)

Blown Away

 

For Crying Out Loud.

The Wonders of Whatsapp

I call my mom once a week, and today, I showed her the Garden's Progress. :)

Isn't it wonderful ( a lot of the time ) that Technology grows by leaps and bounds so quickly all the time?

I am grateful for my weekly chat with Mum :)

A Planting We Will Go

So, the Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Bell Peppers and Vege-Scraps are In The Ground!

Weather Forecast

It's already getting up into the 100s, and it's Only The Beginning of June! 

Curses. These are not the kinds of records I like to set.

Recycling Them Vege Scraps

I've been keeping the ends of the vegetables that I cook, and have some Lettuce, Bak Choy and Green Onions sprouting!