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Rife Vineyards

Rife Vineyards had one of  the booths we were able to visit at the Plano Live Green Expo.  They are a completely organic vineyard right here in Texas!  Evidently, they are the only one in Texas – other than our very own grapes pictured here.  I’m so excited to find them because until now, I […]

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Ahhh… Basil!

I love it!  I love the taste.  I love the smell.  I love the shape of the plant.  And basil must like me too because my plants tend to get huge.  But that’s OK.  I will eat it all summer long! There are many different varieties of basil and I have tried several, but my […]

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Weeping Peach Trees

Peach trees are originally from China and thought to have made their way to the Mediterranean by way of the Silk Road.  Who knows how they got to Texas. This is a pair of weeping peach trees that I got from a friend that had to leave all of her plants behind when she moved.  […]

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Rose Geranium Italian Cream Cake

Rose Geranium Italian Cream Cake From  Along the Garden Path by Bill and Sylvia Varney This was the most wonderful birthday cake!  We made it with rose geranium and decorated it with rose petals from our garden.  Unfortunately, we will now have to learn how to make a gluten-free version. 4 large rose geranium leaves […]

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My Green Thumb

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.  ~H. Fred Ale

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