Our gentleman Charlie just turned 9. My mom named him Gentleman Charlie. She appreciated his manners when he visited their house and deferre...

We might get peaches from our trees for the first time this year! We've had late frosts after they've blossomed ever since we pla...

Yesterday was a frustrating day. Too hot to work in the garden, a flat tire that meant long hot delays getting where we were going, and a my...

This blog is a record of our life in this house, as the years go by, that I am so grateful we have. Birthdays and holidays. The routine sust...

Chuck roast in my vintage Wagner Ware pan, ready for the oven.  We finally un-glutened and re-seasoned my favorite vintage cast iron pan...

I adapted a French frangipane (almond tart crust) recipe without the flour. I've had a bag of  Townsend Farm  organic dark sweet cherr...

But first a shot of my birthday present, a fancy Ninja blender. Purple cabbage in a smoothie is actually really good. If there are enoug...