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My internet service at home is down again, so back to the internet cafe. At least it´s working.I found this passion fruit on one of the walking trails at Bosque Santa Lúcia this week. I would like to have seen the vine because the fruit strikes me as a bit different than others I´ve seen in the past.

Modern apple trees are grafted on to a root stock that will govern the vigour and eventual size of the tree. These are the vital statistics of some common rootstocks. Name Nature Height ft. Spread ft.

Grocery store prices are always rising; yesterday we gave you some money saving tips to help reduce your spending (frivolous items can really rack up the bill). Here are some more useful tips to help you cut back.

Carambola fruit (Averrhoa carambola) is said to provide rich sources of potassium for our body system. Many Brazilian doctors recommend the juice of this fruit for heart functions. It's very acid to eat raw, but the juice is in a sweetened form is very delicious.

The necessary electrons needed to publish a blog post from my own computer have returned to my modem. I discover that the cell phone company had cut our subscription because the bill was due on October 10th and it was paid only on the 12th. We received the bill via the mail on the 12th! This happens a lot here in the interior.

New blooms veil last year´s fruit on this cacauí tree (Herrania mariae). I´m surprised that even one fruit was left over. The monkeys like it very much.

We have three apples trees. They came with the place. That is how I know the secret to good apple pie and crisp is to start with delicious baking apples. When I started using these apples in the same... [[ This is a content summary only.

Aqua Allegoria Herba Fresca by Guerlain for Women Review: I got a sample of this from Sephora, and fell in love instantly. The top note smells to me just like fresh cut grass with a hint of citrus and mint. The dry down brings out the lemon/mint aspect more strongly.

We went to a barbecue this afternoon and saw the most amazing peach tree. Peaches, all velvety and ripe and one fruit-stepchild, hanging from the tree, nestled in amongst the branches, perhaps hoping not to be seen. It can't be seen from the house, only when you are almost in the trees.

As fall approaches, my attention is shifting to our fruit trees. A few years back we planted a peach and two apple trees along the perimeter of our packed yard; they are now bursting with fruit, as is our dwarf plum. While we eat the peaches and apples straight off the trees, each [...]