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In my citrus saga post , I said I was making a recipe with the lemons from my tree. Well, here's what a harvest from my fruitful little tree turned into! Vodka + homegrown lemons + sugar + water = limoncello With so many lemons on the tree at once, I wanted to make something that would store well long-term and use every part of the lemon (I also saved the lemon juice in the freezer for more…
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It's been nearly two years! since I transplanted the kumquat and started fertilizing the lemon, but new observations and reporting are now in! That's because it's the first season that exciting updates are to be shared. First, the kumquat. It's grown a lot since transplanting and the leaves have stayed bright green since my last update , aside from the (uh-hum) white paint the birds have added.…
I'm sorry – I haven't introduced you to Dotty yet! Everyone, this is Dotty Dove. Hi, Dotty! Dotty is a Mourning Dove. She and her friends have been Cantina onlookers since its inception – always gossiping about the Cantina entertainment – but didn't start coming in as customers until last May. (I know, again, I'm sorry I haven't introduced you 'til now). Ladies who watch lunch At first it was the…
It's really hard sometimes being a birdwatcher. While you get to see so much of life's beauty, you also witness the sadness and devastation that come with it. A few days ago I saw this precious little newborn cutie exploring life. I was so happy and so nervous at the same time. Mr. and Mrs. BJ were nervous, too. They were both keeping watch above. Mrs. BJ came down for feeding time. The next day,…
While taking my houseplants outside for a watering day out, I left the door to my room open and who invites himself in... !? None other than that clever little pirate punk, BJ! I turned around and there he was – in my room on a mission to find the treasure trove of peanuts. Here he is hopping across the Plains Where Human Sleeps. Flying through the Cave of Mysterious Objects. Interrogating me from…
There's a path that connects the Courtyard to the front of the house. You wouldn't know it, though, by the look of things over the past couple of decades. As my first project of the spring season, I set out like an archeologist to uncover it, and to turn it into the pretty path it once was. Before It took me several days of hand-hurting work to get to the point I could start to see brick. During I…
Once upon a short time ago, an ambitious sunflower made herself princess of the tower . She graced the garden with her beauty... .. until the mischievous squirrel, Sneaky tried to steal her coveted seeds. But before Sneaky could stage another attack, the princess was rescued. 🐦⬛🪴 Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS feed for more stories from the Cantina & Courtyard. 🌻 And to see last year's…
Very curious which little critter thinks the interior design of The Courtyard Bug Motel is so hideous that they had to throw all the furniture out. Or maybe they want to rent it unfurnished. 🐦⬛🪴 Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS feed for more stories from the Cantina & Courtyard.
Construction has started on this season's nest! BJ transports materials It was this time last year that BJ was also in construction mode. I think he's building in the neighbor's tree, in the vine that grows up it - the same tree where Wilma, Fred, and Barney live at the top! That tree must be becoming the trendy apartment. 🐦⬛🪴 Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS feed for more stories from the…