Amsterdam(n) Thief
After two exhausting days of travel, we finally made it home from Bruges last Saturday night. Driving back from the airport, hubby slammed on…
July, 2014
I like to do drawerings
Been trying to keep up my goal of sketching something, anything, every day or two at least. It’s a habit I’ve picked up after…
Break It Down
Back when I worked at a nature center, my botanist friend and colleague Alicia referred to us as “The Lazy Gardeners.” We planted lots…
Special Herbs and Spices
Remember that raised bed in the back yard, built in a two-hour frenzy of disgust? Well, that little patch of land has turned into…
Berry Bonds
For Brad’s birthday one year, I surprised him with a blackberry bush, wanting to give something that would bring happiness long after the day…
Loose Morels
Couple weeks ago, our friends Amy and Warren sent an email about the joys of foraging, a note that simultaneously warmed my heart and…
Size matters
When Jenn lived in Washington state, as a child, her family knew a man who up and left their neighborhood to finally move into…
Cannery Row
Our farmers say the green beans are in, and you know what that means. The chance of an explosion on the wee homestead just…