BakingCooking Rosemary Grape Foccacia Rosemary grows abundantly in my herb garden. My mind fills with ways to use it. I remember an amazing recipe from Smitten Kitchen for a…LisaAugust 24, 2013
Uncategorized Home base I spent several hours of combined time sitting in my car with the engine running this week, listening to the radio, playing solitaire on my…LisaAugust 24, 2013
Uncategorized Field Trip The seasons feel like they are shifting, if just a small fraction. It was 73F this morning and foggy. While it climbed into the mid…LisaAugust 11, 2013
CookingGardening Sunday dinner There is a steep learning curve to growing your own food when you don't come a gardening or farming family. I wanted to grow some…LisaAugust 5, 2013
Cooking Pear conserve I planted three pear trees back in the winter. All I really want are the sand pears which some people also call Asian pears or…LisaAugust 3, 2013
Gardening Mulched The driveway flower bed with three river birches, daylilies, irises, gerber daisies, pentas and dahlias. The left sided back door yard daylily bed with echinacaea…LisaAugust 2, 2013
Sewing & Quilting The new quilt Evan wanted a new quilt. It was time. His baby quilt needed to be retired (and protected). I came home from the Modern Quilt Guild…LisaAugust 1, 2013
GardeningHomemaking Weeded I spent yesterday morning weeding out this bed beside the driveway. Today I ordered fresh pine straw for mulching. I need to weed along the…LisaJuly 30, 2013
GardeningHomemaking Garden plans An inaugural year but not enough to yet designate me a gardener. I planted a garden. Initially I planted seeds. I was ambitious or rather,…LisaJuly 28, 2013