Capturing Summer One Image at a TIme

What do I want to take home from my summer vacation?  Time. The wonderful luxury of being at rest.  The days when you shut down the mental…

Christy's Simply Delicious Cherry Chutney: A Keeper From the Recipe Box

We got the last ten pounds of pie cherries yesterday from Sherman Creek Orchard. Today I made a batch of cherry chutney. The original recipe was fou…

Honoring a Fallen Soldier

When I reached Colville on my way home yesterday I was emotionally moved by the reader boards outside each business that honored Army Sgt. 1st Class…

More Than Walla Walla Sweets: Plate to Pixel

I have been experimenting  with food photography as I work through the book Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography and Styling by Helene Dujarndin…

Sister Tour 2011: Day 2 Walla Walla

Day Two in Walla Walla was a day filled with beautiful sites. We loved the Lowden School that was turned into a winery, the gardens and cute birdhous…

Gardening: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

I had my niece say recently that she really wanted a beautiful flower garden, but she wanted somebody else to do all the work. She  just wanted to e…

Harvest Day at the Orchard and the Garden

Our first harvest today came from the Sherman Creek Orchard up the road. For someone that loves cherries and loves to bake I can't believe I had …

Where I'm From

I’m from A logging truck hauling along the rutted road, sun peaking over the eastern mountain, baby starlings squawking for their first feeding. I’m fro…

Pure Joy

When was the last time you experienced pure joy? When was the last time you slowed down enough to experience pure joy. I think joy hides in our live…