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The Desert Rules!
Gardening at Quail Run: Year 3 Begins…. Jardin de Esperanza means Garden of Hope in Spanish. We’re coming up on year three at Quail Run. On April 21st as a matter of fact. I made many, many mistakes in my gardening efforts and I hope I’ve learned from all of them. I’m hoping this year Continue reading
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Desert Southwest Recipes I Recommend
Chipotle Garbanzo Tacos…. I stumbled upon this while searching the internet for recipes that used chipotle. I had a partial can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and I wanted to use it up. This recipe is really, really good! I tried it on my sister and she scarfed it and wanted more. P.S. I Continue reading
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Two Lucky Horses
An Introduction to Marty’s Horse Training… Marty has another project horse that has a different story. We got Lucky two years ago. His registered name is Luke I’m a Gift but we decided to call him Lucky because, well, he’s a very lucky horse. He could have gone for a chicken feeder, but we got Continue reading
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Gardening at Quail Run – Year Two
I learn a little bit more… We brought some Central Valley fruit bins with us when we left California. They are good for so many things. After we used up the firewood that was stored in three of them, we transferred those three into the garden to use as container gardening. We filled them with Continue reading
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Gardening at Quail Run – Year One
The desert gets the better of me… When we got here in April of 2021, I was excited to see that the previous owners had built a large, fenced area and had attempted to garden. If I used even half of the area they had fenced it would be the biggest garden I ever had. Continue reading
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A Miracle Happens
The day we found Quail Run was an unusual day. We had just been out to the Sulphur Springs Valley to see a “Big Fat Nope” of a property. In Sulphur Springs there was a property advertised for a low, low price, a price we could certainly afford, and have money left over. When we Continue reading