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...
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...
