Float Fest tickets were offered for a small additional fee on top of parade tickets, so we decided to extend our stay and see the floats...

This is the view we've had of the Rose Parade for the last 30+ years. We crawl out of bed after a late night and cuddle under warm...

It's only been 38 years since I graduated from Cal Poly, but I finally fulfilled a long-time wish to help decorate the Cal Poly Float at...

This blog has been a long time in the making, but a few recent events caused me to bring my computer on vacation so I could work on it. ...

If you were to peruse my blogs in order of writing them, you can see how my interests vary over time. The latest thing taking my time is...

It's been awhile since I wrote my first blog on Vermicomposting, or the hobby of raising worms. I recently met a young woman who is...

A few years ago I discovered a book called "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman, and among the other things I learned, one of the most impactful...

One of my first blogs was about making jam, and I created it because it was one of those things that I learned how to do rather late in...

It's interesting when you think about the criteria for where you want to live. I think it's fairly rare to have that choice when it's...

While Katelyn was here for the holidays 2023 she took the opportunity to clean out my "snack cabinet", pantry and refrigerator. I think...

It's 6:00 in the morning, the 9th day since I tested positive for Covid. Given the pandemic started nearly 4 years ago, it's actually...

The Deviled Eggery Garden Network is in it’s 2nd year and provides regular delivery of produce, flowers, and herbs to the Una Vida...

You might wonder what coffee and compost have to do with each other, but after learning more about healthy soils last year, I have been...

We wrapped up our Japan trip with one last city, Kyoto. We spent several days here after arriving by train from Gero . Katelyn had...

When Katelyn was planning our Japan trip, she wanted to visit an area which was famous for their hot springs, and after some debate she...

The one hour side trip to Shirakawa was another one of the highlights of the vacation for me, because it was beautiful and the museum we...

The second of four cities we visited on our Japan trip this spring was Takayama. After starting in Tokyo , we were happy to get out of...

Earlier this year Rick and I had the opportunity to visit Japan, traveling with Katelyn who was on the tail end of a trip through...

A new-to-me garden book and continued experimentation in gardening lead me to write again, sharing lessons from my garden. I am building...

While I have been having plant sales for years, it’s only recently that I began raising seedlings for sale. Prior to that, I potted up...