Monthly Archives: October 2011

I love Fall and of course the first thing we do in Fall is to get ready for Halloween. Don’t you just love Halloween, I know I do – and while normally I don’t do “spooky” things like put out … Continue reading →

Pictures by marssipa’s photostream Jaltomata Procumbens, or more commonly know as Creeping False Holly, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Jaltomata. False Holly has little berries also known as … Continue reading →

To imagine oneself living in the world of the Inca, one would have to travel back 500 years into a magnificent society made up of more than 10 million subjects. Cuzco, which emerged as the richest city in the New … Continue reading →

Arrayan, (not to be confused by Sartre Guava) belongs to the myrtaceae family. These species are some of the most characteristic and beautiful in the lake region of the Patagonian Andes. They grow along water currents in the Valdivian temperate … Continue reading →

The Mayans knew the value of the Canistel back in 800 BC. They would gather the maturing fruit from the dense evergreen trees that shaded their thatch homes and place them in the cooled ashes of the fire. Here they … Continue reading →

Here’s my entry for October’s Bake Quest -You’re currently reading “October Bake Quest #11,” an entry submitted to Life in the Sonoran Desert.- Now that the weather is getting colder, a stew recipe surely is in order. I am finding … Continue reading →

Maqui berry is grown in the far south of South America, known as Patagonia. This region includes Chile and Argentina and is thought to be one of the most fertile areas on our planet. It is also called the Chilean … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I participated in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer fund-raising walk. I walked for all the woman whose lives have been affected by breast cancer. My legs hurt when it was all over, but I felt good. It was … Continue reading →

The Inti Raymi or “The Festival of the Sun” was and is the most important Andean festival. The cultures celebrate the Inti Raymi (The Sun Festival) every each winter solstice in Cusco and a new year in the Andes of … Continue reading →

Hello World! I’ve been tagged by my cyber friend, Monsoon, to post random facts about me, so we can all get to know each other better. Okay, let’s see… 1 – I have been working in a Senior Center as … Continue reading →