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The house we call The Zoo
Grizz can unmake a bed faster than lightning. So far he has it to himself; it's too high for [...]
Backyard farming, crawdads and a few agates
We spent the spring and early summer waiting for these beauties to ripen. When they did--BANG--they needed to be [...]
The lighthouse
The view as you walk up to Heceta Head Lighthouse is absolutely stunning Last Sunday, we walked up [...]
Walking on the beach
Yachats bay in a rainstormStorm-tossed Sunday morning, and I'm watching the leaping whitecaps prey on seagulls, tucked snugly under a [...]
Saturdays past and ‘shrooms
"Mmmmm," sighed The Resident Carpenter-Blacksmith in happy satisfaction, "That's the sound of mushrooms growing." The blessed rain was [...]
Uncomfortable conversations
I broke a cardinal rule; I discussed politics at work. There are excellent reasons why we don't discuss politics--or any [...]
food
Backyard farming, crawdads and a few agates
We spent the spring and early summer waiting for these beauties to ripen. When they did--BANG--they needed to be [...]
Nathan’s spaghetti sauce
Nathan's famous wild mushroom spaghetti sauce, with about two pounds of fresh-picked chanterelles, hot Italian sausage, ground beef, crisped [...]
Saturdays past and ‘shrooms
"Mmmmm," sighed The Resident Carpenter-Blacksmith in happy satisfaction, "That's the sound of mushrooms growing." The blessed rain was [...]
Sonker. Not sinker. Sonker.
Sonkers need to be served with great vanilla ice cream A tiny smidgen of silver to line the [...]
Herbal sandwich buns
Using these rolls as they were meant: Hamburgers I've been baking bread and inventing bread recipes since I [...]
Banana nut pantry muffins
I made 14 of these little gems yesterday with pantry leftovers. They're going fast. Produce aisles turn me [...]