Compost Recipe

My dad always had the best compost and beautiful vegetables. He kept a wire bin with a lid on it to keep out rats and other pests from getting into it. Grass clippings, leaves, vegetable waste, dirt are the ingredients. Add some water to keep it moist and wait about 6 months to use it.…Read more »

Build Healthy Soil

Spring is the time of year in the northwest for cleanup of winter’s weeds and decayed flowers. It’s also the time to prepare your soil for your vegetable or flower garden. Is your soil sandy or clay? Perhaps it’s time to add some minerals to your soil. Sprinkle in about 1/2-1 cup of calcium and…Read more »

Ice Storm

I could imagine how it felt living without electricity in the days without power, as I camped in my living room, snuggled in blankets with my dogs at my feet, listening to the pop, crackle, and sizzle of the fire in the hearth, while the wind raged outside and the trees, laden with ice, cracked…Read more »

Humor in the Kitchen

From same old fashioned cookbook as previous blog, I also found this, To Make A Cake. Anyone with little ones will appreciate this!Light oven. Get out utensils and ingredients. Remove blocks and toy autos from tables. Grease pan. Crack nuts. Measure 2 cups flour. Remove Johnny’s hands from flour; was flour off him. Re-measure flour.…Read more »

Prayer for 9/11

As we remember the pain and loss of 9/11, and as we mourn recent deaths in Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan, we struggle not to give in to the logic of violence, hatred, and revenge. We struggle not to let ourselves be overcome by the fear that leads us to withdraw from the problems of the…Read more »