Got Lemons? It’s Easy to Grow Your Own Tree
After a week of record breaking low temperatures outside, I enjoyed some much needed sunshine inside in the form of a handful of fresh lemons and...
When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
Living on an island has its challenges, but it also has its rewards, revealing special moments that speak to the kinship of isolation and the...
Pecans From Home: A Delicious Tradition
This year's pecans had arrived! There they were in a parcel post wedged in my mailbox like too big a zeppelin in too small a...
A Taste for Turkey and Dog-Show Justice
Yesterday was a big day for Boz and Gracie. Sure they had dollops of dressing and gravy chasers to indulge in, but their T-Day treats...
A Fine Day to Be Thankful
May the distances that separate us be erased with each fond recollection, and the smiles and laughter of family and friends be captured in...
Great Apple Trees for Seattle
Beni Shogun Fuji apple is one of my favorite fresh eating apples. Because Fuji needs a long growing season, and I live west of...
Boz and the Apples of His Eye
Boz is obsessed with apples. In his world and from his point of view, they fall from the sky, which is something you can’t...
How Not to Make Ketchup
I fancy myself as someone who is pretty handy in the kitchen, a man able to smoke a brisket, assemble a tart, craft a...
You Know It’s Autumn in the Northwest When…
You know it's autumn in the Northwest when...
Roses resemble wet tissues.
Hammocks allow for drop-ins.
Tarps reach new architectural heights.
Tomatoes give up the ghost.
All eyes are on...
Indian Free Peaches: Two Peaches Are Better Than One
Indian Free Peach Harvest: One for Each Hand
In a month where plump pumpkins take center stage, green tomatoes consume counter space faster than...
