Walking Onions
Last Thanksgiving Mom and Dad gave us some walking onion sets. The Man of the House planted half of them in the fall and half in the spring. These photos were taken about a month ago. Here are the ones planted … Continue reading →
Marsha Perry
Self-Sufficiency on the Sea
On April 21 Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmad set sail on a thousand day voyage. That’s right. For 1,000 days they plan to be at sea with no stops for supplies. They have enough food on board to last three … Continue reading →
Birthday Hat Number Two
Here’s a photo of The Man of the House in his second birthday hat. (Isn’t he handsome?) He likes it for gardening and taking his morning walk. It’s waterproof, lightweight and the wide brim helps to keep the water off his glasses.
Continue reading →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 →
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?
Continue reading →Banana Jam in the Bread Machine
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 →