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

More garden learning and my gardening friends have encouraged me to post Part 2 in my garden lessons, building on this blog written a...

When I was a kid, we always knew where we could find worms when getting prepared for a fishing trip. My childhood home, "The Ranch", had...

I first heard about this hike on the Facebook group "Sonoma County Hiker" and I am so glad I did. My first trip there was in March 2021...

This was the last hike we took before Katelyn headed home in January, and it was special in a number of ways. First of all, Rick went...

It's that time of year again! The thermometer cracked 90 degrees, so it must be time to "put up" produce in the kitchen. This time it's...

It's a classic retirement activity - bird watching. We enjoy all sorts of birds in our yard, but it's only recently that the goldfinches...

I have been waiting all summer to share our latest home project with you. Our front lawn needed to be down-sized, and we were fortunate...

In my daily tour of the garden I was caught by surprise when, on the edge of the strawberry bed, I saw a long snake. I could not see the...

This year we are modifying our front yard, removing some of the lawn and expanding the stone patio. As part of the design we are adding...

I've been gardening for years, and thought I knew all the tricks. But gophers continue to defeat me at every turn. Grow in raised beds,...