We recently sold our home. It was quite an adventure! For the next few Mondays I’ll be posting about the experience. What surprised me. What worked for us and what didn’t work. Today’s post is about getting ready to go … Continue reading →
I have a problem. Now when I run an errand, I have to drive into town. It takes about fifteen minutes. The problem isn’t really the drive. The problem is that town is so breathtakingly beautiful that I don’t want … Continue reading →
The Man of the House and I have sold our house and moved from the Bellevue area to the Olympic Peninsula. Instead of living in a city of 120,000, we now live outside a town of 9,000. Instead of driving … Continue reading →
I’m 47 years old. Until last week I was feeling a little sorry for myself about that. It’s so close to 50 and so far away from 25. In fact, when my thyroid was off a few months ago I … Continue reading →
I’m not sure if it was our increased dedication to weeding and fertilizing OR the record temperatures that helped us. Whatever the cause, we’re getting a great harvest of peppers this year.
Continue reading →As you might guess by my lack of posting, big things are in the works here. The Man of the House and I have been working hard on a project. We hope to be able to announce it at the … Continue reading →
Recently I was in Seattle near the Seattle YWCA. Here’s a photo of it from 2007 when they were doing some work on the building. Twenty five years ago, when I moved to Seattle, this is where I lived. I’d … Continue reading →
Several years ago I tried growing potatoes in a barrel. It involved planting potatoes in the bottom of a barrel. When the plants grew I put more dirt on top, leaving the very top portion of the plant uncovered. When … Continue reading →
Recently we took a trip to Port Townsend. The days are hectic now, but it helps to remember how peaceful it was there.
Continue reading →The plum trees in the mobile orchard/vinyard produced their first fruit this year. We got about two pounds of plums. The Man of the House is freezing them for use in wine.
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