Pet Food Recall
I’m not sure how many of you heard about the pet food recall and thought, “You know that easily might have been people food.” I know I sure did. An article in today’s New York Times delves further into the issue. … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Country Village
Yesterday The Man of the House and I went to the Country Village in Bothell. In addition to having great shops and rides for the kid they have . . . . A giant chicken . . . Real chickens . … Continue reading →
Birthday Hat
The Man of the House had a birthday last week. We took a trip to Byrnie Utz Hats in Seattle to get his birthday present. Doesn’t he look handsome?
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This is a recipe I adapted from the I Hate to Cook Almanack by Peg Bracken. Her cookbooks are no longer in print. If you see one at a used bookstore POUNCE on it! Her recipes are good and she … Continue reading →
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Take a look at the wheelbarrow. One of the handles broke off AGES ago. The Man of the House has been using it, but as you can imagine it hasn’t been a very satisfactory experience. TMOTH spotted this little beauty at Costco. … Continue reading →
Wine
Today we bottled wine. This particular batch was made from frozen grape juice. Yep, the wine is made from juice that you’d ordinarily buy to have at breakfast. The Man of the House makes the wine and you can see … Continue reading →
Rude Awakening
First a small explanation about the mobile orchard/vineyard – we’re growing things in pots so that we can take our trees and vines with us when we move to a place with more elbowroom. Some of the plants are three … Continue reading →
Pretty in Pink
Spring is in the air and the rhododendrons are in bloom!
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