A Sense of Place in the Web of Life

March 7, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Today I am blogging from a guest location – Coronado, CA. The setting is great as we are right out on a peninsula with ocean on either side. While I live on the west coast with Puget Sound in my view at all times, I really love the “real” open ocean -sounds, smells, sights and […]

Ode to a Very Good Hen

March 4, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

This week we said goodbye to Lilihen, named after our top niece. Our most reliable layer, year after year. A Leg-horn mulato, queen of the roost, who quietly lead by example, maintained pecking order and was resilient beyond belief. Lilihen survived two encounters with our dog, lead the flock to safety from a hawk attack, […]

All Meat Pockets are Not Created Equal – The Early Chapters

March 1, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

All Meat Pockets are Not Created Equal – The Early Chapters Meat Pockets: consumable carbohydrate pouches filled with varying meats, cheeses, sauces, spices and “filler” items, such as potatoes, onion or other vegetables a loved one might be sneaking in on you. Subspecies of the more broad meat pie category making intercontinental appearances. Not all […]

Nothin’ but the oooey gooey . . . Marvelous Cinnamon Rolls

February 24, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

Dear Friend asked for recommendations on where to find a good classic cinnamon roll in Seattle? If you have seen one roll you have seen one roll. Each bakery has their own style, none of which were what her taste buds where searching for…. Grand Central – too dry, no frosting; Cinnabon – too commercial, […]

The Art of Packing the Picnic Hamper

February 23, 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Etiquette Roulette Time: Courtesy of Amy Vanderbilt, Miss Manners, Smokey & Yogi Bear Eleanor Roosevelt would say: no one can make you go picnicking without your consent. Only YOU can make a picnic Fabulous… Source: Amy Vanderbilt’s 1952 COMPLETE Book of Etiquette (p. 309), Miss Manners 1938 Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior (p. 134) & Random […]

Promoting Culture II – Champagne of Life

February 21, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

In follow up to my January 23rd post about promoting culture, in the form of yogurt, here is a post about taking it to the next level – Kombucha. So beyond a beverage I enjoy, What is Kombucha? Pronounced – kŏm’bū chah (kobooocha) In a nutshell: Effervescent fermentation of a sweet black tea Who does […]