High Fashion Goes to the Dogs
Boz & Gracie Sport a Slicker New Look
Boz and Gracie enjoy taking time to smell the flowers while showing off the latest in farm...
Salmonberry Flower: Pretty in Pink
I don't have a whole lot to say this morning (now there's a switch), but this blossom from a volunteer salmonberry bush (Rubus spectabilis)...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Store-Bought Jam
Jam First Responder: Nancy to the rescue, jars in hand.
The Surprise Arrival of Homemade Jam
Yesterday, I pondered the absence of jam in my pantry....
Sorry Ma’am, I’m Out of Jam (for Now)
With my last jar of jam (apricot) spoken for, I am officially out of preserves.
Seasonal changes surround me, bare branches have a costume...
Dining on Gratitude
Namaste. One yoga pose I can manage without toppling over.
I woke up this morning still shining from the polish of the evening before. A...
Orcas: When Delight Swims By, Look Up
No Orcas in sight...yetMost ferry trips are uneventful--spectacular, but uneventful. Some riders will stumble out of their cars to fetch a refill for the...
Brambles Gone Wild: How to Remove Blackberries
How to Remove Blackberries
Behold, the Blackberry plant (as interpreted by me)
When I moved to Vashon almost seven years ago, my property's frontage was framed...
DIY Mud Room With a View
I love my old farmhouse. From her moss-covered shingles to her wavy glass windows to her sloping fir floors, I'm smitten and judge not...
“Stuff You Don’t Need…”
My holiday trinket larder is well provisioned.
On a road trip a few years ago, my friend Joan subjected me to every knick-knack, tchotchke shop...
A Moon Not to Be Forgotten
Returning from the beach, I grabbed my camera, though wishing I had it two hours earlier.
Last night I was witness to a full moon...
