White Trash Home and Garden

March 2, 1904 is a celebrated day at our house.  It is the birth date of one of our favorite authors, Theodore Geisel, also know as Dr. Seus...

Every 10 years or so we will have enough cold in our winter to get wild plums.  They are fairly sour but delicious and not to be wast...

Sweet Potato and Sugar Snap head back to school. Three weeks into the new school year, and if you are like me, you are already struggl...

If you are in the Houston area, you are undoubtedly familiar with Miller Outdoor Theater, the open air theater on the hill in Hermann Park. ...

We don't often find ourselves at Denny's, but the Monday after our van broke down in Lufkin, Texas (there is no better place t...

Every summer my family takes a 3 month staycation to a different country.  We learn some of the language, learn about the culture, watch fil...

Sunny chopping peaches and cherries for her jam Here's a great end of summer thing to do with your friends:  a canning party!  My ...