Fleurs, Fins, & Furries
at The Surgeon’s House
Sleeping Over With Skinny
Sometimes later in the evening when we are dimming some lights and heading for bed, it has been [...]
Update For Skinny’s Fan Club
We think that perhaps we have hit a homerun with the placement of Skinny’s igloo outside the atrium [...]
If At First You Don’t (blablabla), Try Try Again!
As the nights grow colder, our furry friends are busier than ever getting their good eats as you [...]
A Life of Stealth & Crime
We have been so elated that Skinnyman was eating all his hi-protein cat food every night not realizing [...]
Dining Al Fresco At TSH
We just don’t seem to get enough of the grins and chuckles provided by our surreptitious visitors, especially [...]
Apples and more
Talk about an accelerated timeline for picking and storing our apples – the moment the colder nights began, [...]
Perseverance rather than intelligence
As the weather continues to cool we have redoubled our attempts to help Skinny the hairless raccoon with [...]
My Kingdom for a rope!
Our two little raccoon families visit at least once per night and all the little dudes have gotten [...]
Center Stage
The exquisite little cold weather beauty took center stage on a recent overcast and rainy day. The cooling [...]
Everyone’s having a good time until . . .
This year has blessed us with two raccoon families, one with three youngsters and one sporting four little [...]
Exquisite Equinox Season
A barefoot, dirt-digger shouldn’t have a favorite season of the year but I must confess, that fall [...]
Critter-Proofing is Challenging
Loving the myriad of critters that share this property with us, sometimes we need to set some [...]
Andrea and the Castor Bean!
In the past, we traditionally planted castorbeans gifted to us by our holiday decorating friend, Ann and [...]
We’re Serious About Our Cereus
Talk about an object lesson is staying in the ‘now’ and being mindfully observant of our daily [...]
More Veggie Shed Shenanigans
Talk about stocking up for winter, look who is busier than tics on a dog building his [...]
Serious (cereus) Business is at Hand
Forty-eight hours after the first of the seven night blooming cereus burst into bloom, here comes number [...]
Blessings Everywhere
Our Excavator apparently has an itch that he can’t reach and the gardens continue to lure us [...]
Got Grapes?
Our Senor Excavator is broadening his dining repertoire apparently? [...]
Every Moment Counts!
Last week we suddenly spied seven more buds on our night blooming cereus so we took up [...]
Flotsam & Jetsam at the Surgeon’s House
Here is a smattering of what’s happening during this renewing equinox season on our coconut island in [...]
Welcome to the Neighborhood!
What a stinking surprise awaited us this morning. A brand new family has moved in and are [...]
Beyond Words
Look what Joshua was fortunate to have captured in an image – phenomenal at all levels! Come [...]
They Got Their Second Wind
On the eve of the fall equinox and with the daily and especially overnight temps gradually dipping, [...]
Aren’t We Comfy and Moving in for the Winter?
Our friend, The Excavator, never ceases to amaze and amuse us as he makes himself right at [...]
September’s Offerings
Praise be the temps have calmed a wee bit as fall approaches and everyone in the garden [...]