I removed the hideous closet doors from two rooms in our house and spent around $1 million to make curtains. Actually my mama made them when she visited. The other curtains were for Bug's room, …
OK, so the title of this post is a bit extreme but I feel all icky inside. I just tossed four quarts and eight pints of pickled tomatoes and peppers.The jars have been lounging in …
I planted too much basil. gasp. Too much basil? It is true. I have trees of basil loaded with huge green leaves. And I will be bringing pesto something to every single potluck for the …
Today, we have blue sky. And no smoke. It rained. After coffee and granola, Alice and I suited up for a long walk. I even got to wear long pants and long sleeves which the …
I am not a vegetarian. I was for like eight years. The reason I stopped is because being a vegetarian is because I felt like it wasn't enough. I felt like a hypocrite. I needed …
To escape the smoke, my man and I devised a plan to drive southeast to the charming town of Philipsburg for a walk, dinner, taffy and a dip in the river for the pooch. It …
I love zinnias. When we wed a few years back, I grew my own flowers. Well, not just me, but 11 other women as well. I sent out an invite in an over-sized vellum envelope …
This is the face I see every morning after I put on my work clothes and not my running clothes. I am initially greeted with a hopeful wagily butt that fades into disappointed eyes. Our …
On Sunday, the sun disappeared through the thickest smoke I have ever seen. The above photo was taken moments before our brightest star vanished completely. Cars were driving with their lights on at 7pm. It …
The Fair. It is so weird. Fried food, carnies, farm animals, zucchini dressed in outfits, grubby kids high on cotton candy and caramel apples.I volunteered at the Planned Parenthood pro choice booth with Chelci on …
Oh, what to do with all that effing zucchini.This year I planted my summer squashes from starts that I bought so I wouldn't be misled into planting just one more tiny, innocent seed in the …
Here is what I ended up with from the 10 pounds of raspberries we picked last weekend:three quarts of frozen berriesseven half-pints of jamthree pints of jamseveral delicious handfuls along the wayI kept going on …
