Jam Recipes: Five of My Favorites
Jam recipes near and dear to my spoon...
This time of year my pantry shelves buckle under the weight of stacked empty jam jars. They...
Say “Good Morning,” Gracie…
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Good morning! I'm usually up at the crack 'o thirty, stumbling about the old house with a toothbrush in...
The Day Boz Re-Purposed the Stoop
Boz and the stoop in drier times
Bulldogs Will Be Bulldogs...
There is a fine line between lazy and smart; doing less to get more is...
The Kindness of Strangers 101
Mt Rainier and Point Robinson Lighthouse on a clear day.
Have I mentioned I live on an island? Make no mistake, the little marker in...
Bee Sequel: Deluxe Apartment in the Sky
Open House: New Top Bar Beehive
In my first Bee Movie, Gone With the Swarm, half of the beehive was homeless, six and half pounds...
Tom’s Bee Movie: Gone With the Swarm
This Hive Ain't Big Enough for the Two of Us...
Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola are safe; my film-making skills are B-movie all the...
Bee Dazzling: What a Swarm of Bees Looks Like
The calm after the storm; the swarm has landed. Earlier an explosion of high flying, darting bees commandeered the orchard's airspace.
When Bees Split the...
Corn Relish: Too Good Not to Make
Homemade Corn Relish: Sun Rays in a Jar
Corn is king in my side-dish kingdom. Chewy, sweet, creamy, golden and flavorful, what's not to like?...
Greenhouse Construction Update: Supervisors Found Sleeping on the Job
Boz found sleeping on the job
I joked with a friend this week, that it took Noah less time to build an ark then it...
Warn and Welcome: Old Bell for a New Gate
Saved by the Bell...
My elegant early warning system; more of a ga-long, ga-long, than a ding-dong, ding-dong.
My kitchen nook and home office are one...