I saw this quote for the first time in a cake shop in Budapest when Katelyn and I were there during our girls' trip. Eating cake for...

One of Katelyn's favorite running places is Helen Putnam, and often we go there to run/walk/hike. Usually I walk the trails and she runs...

“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” -- Rachel Carson In the...

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...

You might say I come by it naturally, my love of eggs. After all, I was born on an egg ranch and was gathering eggs before I started...

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...

Put out a variety of fillings and everyone has fun "making their own" calzone. While making homemade pizza dough and sauce is not...

If you google "biscuits and..." the top options are all gravy. Personally, I am not a huge fan of biscuits and gravy, I have found many...

This summer one of our outdoor days at the Coast was spent in Point Reyes. This was my first time using alltrails.com, and it was very...

They say that time spent at the beach is never wasted, and I learned that lesson well earlier this summer. With the shutdown limiting...

With the heat and smoke in the air it's a great time to escape to the Sonoma Coast. We were there several times this summer, so I'll...

"You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself". There are three reasons I make jam: It's SOOOO much better than...

I've always wanted to try this technique and since I have an abundance of pumpkin plants this year I decided to try it out. I recruited...

In the heat of summer, wouldn't we all love a portable way to stay cool? If you find yourself in a situation where you need to be moving...

With a neighbor giving birth soon and unable to have a baby shower during the pandemic, she was in need of baby items. In my retirement,...

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...

According to this publication from 1953, the old adage "the way to a man is through his stomach" was true! Particularly if you know how...

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,...

It's starting small, a pumpkin plant gifted by my neighbor. Her father-in-law grows these professionally and enters them in contests. ...