I love being a country girl; I could not imagine living in the city surrounded by buildings or living in some subdivision where my neighbour is only an arm's distance away from me. My gardens are surrounded by trees and in the morning the air if full of… more »

As you may recall, I wrote about flood, drought, and agony. The drought ended by three days of very severe thunderstorms that ended up dropping somewhere between 15 and 18 cm (6 to 7 in) of rain. more »

As I finished planting the veggie gardens torrential rains descended upon us for days on end. Too much rain is just as bad as too little rain. Heavy rains tend to compact the soil and drowns the plants. A lot of the new plants I had set out were start… more »