::  The peace in my home has been totally and utterly destroyed today! Woke up to a computer that refused to co-operate and wouldn&...

Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will gr...

From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soullessness of men. ~M. Frida Hart...

 My aloes (this is Aloe ferox, also known as Bitter aloe) have started flowering and I'm beside myself with joy! Last year I ha...

  My Echeverias are really enjoying the winter sunshine and less watering and have produced some gorgeous little flowers.  Echeveria ...

  Afrikaans - Khakibos  Camera : Canon EOS 550D  Essential oil is extracted from the Khaki bush - Tagetes minuta (also known as Ta...

How does one do it? How does one weave a hat of straw and create a finished product that serves as art upon our head? It seems magical. Or,...

  We all know what pink means, right? To dress a baby boy in pink would be nearly as bad as filling his bottle with Scotch. No construct...

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.    ~ Carly Simon   Birds... those lovely little creatures that just brighten up any...

::  Winter is in full swing and my 20-year old Peach tree plays host to two Laughing Doves, basking in the warmth of the early morni...