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. ...

For the first time in a long time I have the time to pick my lavendar! So I picked most of it (left some to make it pretty) and dried it...