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Stone Age to the New Age
Blogging in the High Desert I’m Lydia with Patio Dining. Blogging is new to me, like going from the Stone Age to the New Age. I connected to Angie with High Desert Blogging and have begun a food blog...
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A little bit of patience…
Grocery shopping in the High Desert can be like a revolving door of the same people every week. Sometimes this can be a good thing and others times not so much. A couple weeks ago, I was in line and I...
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Pomegranates Grow Well in the High Desert
Pomegranates Galore! It’s time to harvest our this year’s crop of pomegranates! We have more than ever before on our Pomegranate tree. Perfect for Pomegranate Juice I’ve been wanting to...
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New Season In My Life
Hello Folks!….Well, here it is!….My very first blog in the very first blogging site. Whew…a bit scary and exciting as well. I am entering a new season in my life; a time when life seems to speed up...
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Help in the High Desert for Cancer Victims and Survivors
Did you know that this fruit has amazing properties in it that can help prevent and can help cure cancer? I purchased this very sweet tasting fruit in the late summer and early fall at the Wrightwood...
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Making High Desert Connections in Texas
Heroes Cafe Fried Pickles I was reminded that it’s a small world we live in when I made my last trip to Texas. During December my husband and I spent a few days in Cleburne, Texas with our daughters,...
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Putting my garding plans into action
Is it me or has winter been a little strange in the high desert this year? The stormy clouds, frigid winds, and low temperatures are competing with the cheerful sunshine and 70+ degree days. I don’t...
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Sushi, please
This past Saturday, the 11yo and I went out for sushi. One would assume, as I did years ago, finding good sushi in the High Desert wouldn’t happen. Not true, my friends. There are quite a few Japanese...
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A Little Chocolate and a Home Full of Memories
I love finding new recipes and new blogs. Only in this case, the recipes are handed down and vintage with a modern spin, and the blogger, Ree Drummond, has been blogging since 2006. She and her husband...
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Time to channel my inner gardner
Source: growveg.com viaMonica on Pinterest High Desert gardening seems to be on everyone’s mind lately. When should we start planting? What kind of vegetables should you grow? Do you follow the...
View ArticleCHEAP FATHER’S DAY PRESENTS? WHAT DID YOU SAY? CHEAP!
Tomorrow is Father’s Day. That’s the day we honor those father’s and all that they do for us. Yep, they are amazing. Hey, contrary to what the news tells us everyday, the economy is still not...
View ArticleTuesday at the Heart of Poetry
All you poetry fans, we’re waiting to hear from you. Are you sitting in the corner and trying to compose your poem? Did you know that your poem does not have to rhyme. For me I just naturally rhyme....
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8 Good Habits for Stuck-in-a-Rut Bloggers – Blogging Plus Working a Full-Time...
Ever feel stuck in a rut with your blog? Bloggers who work a full-time job and maintain a blog can easily feel frustrated keeping their blogs’ stats up. If a blog isn’t kept up consistently, its...
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Creamy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream for Summer Evenings
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream When hot summer days reach into triple digits like people in the High Desert have experienced this Labor Day week, cool desserts are refreshing to serve after a meal. The...
View ArticleRecipe Ideas for Chicken Grilled on a Charcoal Grill
Home cooking is often done on the grill during summer. Reasons vary, but one is due to full-time employed moms and dads who don’t feel like coming home to cook on a hot summer day. That is especially...
View ArticleFight the Monday Blues with Citrus, Bagels, and Dark Chocolate
One thing that most people don’t like about Sundays is knowing they have to get up early the next morning to go to work. That is probably why some small business owners choose to be closed on Mondays....
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Pumpkin Recipe $10 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway
Since summer is coming to an end and autumn is arriving soon, http://highdesertblogging.com is having a pumpkin recipe contest. The winner will be given a $10 Starbucks gift card. The way you win: send...
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Chocolate – a Popular Comfort Food
Dark Chocolate Almond Milk Chocolate is known as a comfort food that is believed to boost moods. Dark chocolate contains plant phenols, which have been shown to lower blood pressure. The dark...
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Herbs for a Kitchen Garden in the Fall and Winter
Growing Herbs Growing a kitchen herb garden can easily be done in the spring and summer even in the high desert’s arid triple digit temperatures. The hotter the summer is, though, herbs can wilt...
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Crazy For the Taste of Pumpkin
Oh, Pumpkin Patch! The weather changed overnight. I cruised by our largest commercial pumpkin farm in Apple Valley on Bear Valley Road near Deep Creek Road. And it’s getting close to that time when the...
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