Routines Begin Again

This morning I could take my time and stop and take pictures on my way to school. No students until tomorrow morning. There has been a draw down aga…

Sibling Assignment #105: Love, Kindness, and Beauty with Jane Kenyon

I gave the sibling assignment this week. Other than family members, who has been an influential person in your life and why? You will find Raymond Pert…

Late Summer In a Jar

Wandering through the garden in late August I never know what I will find in bloom. This beautiful pink Unforgettable rose was a surprise. I love the…

A Photo Shoot with McDuff

For those of you that have been visiting here awhile, you have had the pleasure of meeting McDuff , our senior cat member, posing in a variety of pict…

Marginalia

Each day as I pull another date page of August off my desk calendar, I get more excited for school to begin. For some the excitement begins when the…

August's Last Hurrah!

I often feel that just when certain plants get with it and others are ready to burst into color, my time of photographing the garden during the day i…

Sibling Assignment #104: Rockaway Beach with Family

For Sibling Assignment #104 Silver Valley Girl, Raymond Pert and I will reflect upon our family's stay at Rockaway Beach and reflect upon what we…

Honoring Green Beans, Garlic, and Dill and a Keeper from the Recipe Box

It is now time for the green beans to explode in the garden. With garlic left over from the salsa and dill just waiting to be harvested, it was time …

Honoring Harvest and Hermiston Yellow Seedless

One of the simple joys of raising a garden is harvesting those first vegetables. Today JEJ gathered carrots, beets, and cabbage. I believe coleslaw …

Top Ten Ways to Tell Autumn is Just Around the Corner

10. There are leaves around the yard that have started to turn. 9. It is time to start setting the alarm clock in preparation for a school schedule. 8.…

Honoring Tomatoes and Keepers from the Recipe Box

Today we squeezed, skinned, quartered, and sliced the 60 pounds of tomatoes JEJ harvested yesterday. The first project of the day was to make salsa. …

Gifts from the Garden

The gifts from the garden were here to greet us when we returned home. Tomorrow will be salsa and tomato sauce canning day at our house as we use up …

Gifts from the Sea

As I began to unpack from my ocean trip, I carefully unwrapped the gifts brought home from the sea. My cobalt blue collection is now richer with a l…

I Love My Nieces to Pieces!

Kiki Aru , Z2, and The Princess After arriving home today I reflected on my fantastic trip and revisited all the photos I had downloaded on the trip. R…

Food, Glorious Food Always Helps Make a Vacation!

Our vacation has been made even more enjoyable by the glorious food that has surrounded us since we arrived. We will remember Tillamook ice cream i…