Avalon Pride: Sweet Peach With a Nice Nose
Peach fuzz and big noses: comparative profile analysis.
Peach harvest was a bust this year; of seven varieties of leaf curl resistant peach trees only...
Lilies: How to Make Lily Flowers Last Longer
Boz and I share a love of lilies; me for its beauty and perfume; Boz for its vertical nature.
Lilies, Oh Won't You Stay Just...
Shockingly Simple Solution to Plumber’s Butt
Horrified housewife frozen in fear by butt crack arising.
Life's journey can take you down a myriad of paths, around a couple detours, and sometimes...
Stone Fruit Weights: Rock Your Orchard’s World
How to Get More Fruit From Your Home Orchard Trees
Talk about firm fruit! Actually these are homemade branch weights I add to encourage fruiting.
Sometimes...
Every Time a Peach Is Bruised a Farmer Cries
A quick press can leave a lasting and unpalatable impression
Peach Perfect
It's no secret I love peaches--their rich flavor, succulent juice and heady perfume. I'm...
Summer Photos: A Gallery of Firsts
Utah Giant cherry: first of the season, first for the tree
While the rest of the country smolders under the debilitating heat of summer, the...
MacGyver Mom Takes On Mutant Alien Deer
Mom takes on the task of deer proofing...
MacGyver Mom to the rescue; the deer never stood a chance.
As you may recall from...
My Strawberry Cake Is Going to the Dogs
This weekend all roads on the island lead to the Vashon Strawberry Festival as we celebrate 102 years of bringing together friends, family, fried...
Rhubarb Pickles: Fresh Chips Off the Old Stalk
Rhubarb Pickles for a change of paceRhubarb pickle chips: easy to make, easy to eat.
Last Saturday, the third of July, I was enjoying a...
Vashon Island: One Day I Drifted Ashore…
Discovering Vashon Island
Journeys rarely make sense and mine is no exception. Lucky for me, I drifted ashore on Vashon Island, a sweet spot moored in the middle...
