Surprising Our Super-Hero Dad
My super hero could fly.
My first memory of Dad as super hero came in the first grade. Allowed to navigate the theater concession stand...
Snip It: The Best Way to Pick Cherry Tomatoes
My heart belongs to the big ol' Daddy tomatoes, the slicers, the small planets that make a BLT (and again, my heart) sing. Sure ...
10 Things I Learned This Summer
Lesson for all seasons: take time to enjoy the view (Mt. Rainier from Vashon Island).
Every season holds class for those who wish to attend,...
Plums in a Jar: Spicy, Spirited Keepers!
I'm a man who's a fan of things to can, a preserve practitioner ready to bottle up summer sweet things at a moment's notice...
Recalling a Labor Day of Love
Cleaning out the barn with a little help from my friends.
Sometimes my to-do list stops me dead in my tracks. Like an overloaded freight...
Homegrown Postcard: Dahlias by the Bucketful
Dahlias, stealing the show, one stem at a time...
Dahlias and distractions take center stage today. For once, I'm a loss for words and eager...
Preserving Tips: How to Thicken Jam
Countdown to ecstasy...
The goal: Jam that drops from a spoon but stays on a biscuit (at least until I eat it, which is usually...
Apricot Appetizer: Easy, Pretty and Berry Tasty
Freshly anchored: Blackberries in apricot boats
Yesterday my dear friend Julie turned 40 (such a young thing), a milestone ushered in by her close friends...
When Silence Was (and Beets Weren’t) Golden
Boz: "Treats? Uh, I don't think so."
I don't deny as a kid I was a little different (I'll keep adulthood out of this debate),...
Bonjour Monsieur Cyrano de Raspbergerac
In-house tableau: homegrown homage to Cyrano
I just can't finish off the week without one more nod to a produce proboscis. With the last of...
