Room Makeover: Sleeping Porch to Orderly Office
Confession: I'm no neatnik. Oh, you guessed as much? Dang. I apparently posted one too many photographs exposing my penchant for clutter and collecting....
Dividing Daffodil Bulbs: Little Work for a Lot of Blooms
In my garden, spring is heralded by a cheerful brass section of daffodils, all eager to trumpet the advent of longer and warmer days....
The British Bulldogs of Downton Doggie
Now that Downton Abbey is over for the season, I've turned to another English family for vicarious pleasure, one that is no stranger to...
Sunshine Pays a Visit to Vashon
A few days ago, the Pacific delivered a day of delights and a much needed reprieve from the rain. Mt. Rainier stood out across the...
Candy Roaster Squash: Sweet to Eat and Easy to Grow
Seed catalogs are my salvation this time of year. Poring over the photographs of glossy gold pumpkin varieties can often distract me from the...
Righteous Road Trip: A Pilgrimage to Pie Cottage
As a disciple of pie, I take my responsibility in sharing this bake-good gospel very seriously. Oh hear me poor pagan apostles who stray...
Video: When Is a Fig Ripe and Ready to Pick?
When is a fig ripe and ready to pick? For figs, the peak of ripeness is a magic state reached on the tree, not...
A Valentine From Miss Olivia
I've always been a quiet admirer of the valentine. While the day celebrating its delivery seems a bit overwrought with expectations, I have to...
Bed-Rest for Boz, Relief for Tom
Bulldog on the Mends
My bulldog buddy Boz was feeling puny last week, so much in fact that I was a bit of a mess...
So Many Seed Catalogs, So Little Time
Fog has insinuated its steely cold embrace on the island, persuading me to just stay inside until our sleepy January sun rises to a...
