Linda′s Amazingly Moist Oatmeal Molasses Cake
My friend Linda is a gifted baker, the kind of baker who can conjure from memory, and woo with taste. On Facebook, I can...
Birdseye View Over Vashon Island
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I hope to never take for granted the beauty around me and the natural settings, beaches, coves, lagoons, forests and shorelines that make...
Pam Ingalls Painted My Kitchen (and the Way Home)
Paintings by Pam Ingalls
The first Friday of each month marks Gallery Cruise on Vashon, where local businesses open their doors and donate their walls...
Free Range Fruitcake: Something to Cluck About!
Fruitcake, oh fruitcake, how I do love thee…
Oh, go ahead, start with your jokes, mock the baked good that moonlights as a doorstop, wrecking...
Best Way to Slice an Avocado
You're likely thinking, "How to Slice an Avocado? Really Tom, really?" Trust me, I was reluctant to post this seemingly ridiculous tutorial, but I've...
Roasted Carrot Soup, Rib-Sticking Good
The Pacific Ocean hugs our coast with a warming embrace, usually that is. But in a game of meteorological rock-paper-scissors, the arctic air mass...
Early Deep Freeze: More Photos, Fewer Words
I'm a wee bit stuck these days; distractions are aplenty, and focus is just a setting on my camera. So I will dispense with...
The Man, the Cake Tin and the Ferry Ride
My mom jokes with me about the number of potlucks I attend. She's right, it's the way of my people. Islanders are a social...
Bulldog Santa: Boz Is Quite the Card
My handsome little bulldog Santa, Boz
Christmas came early when my friend Rondi dropped by yesterday to hand deliver her latest Christmas card design featuring...
Team Veteran: It Is a Family Affair
My father is no longer with us, but the honor of this day is justly served in remembering him with admiration, respect and love,...
