I wasn’t planning on planting carrots this year. I figured, they’re cheap, I’ll just buy them. When my dad gave me some free seed that he had harvested from his carrots, I couldn’t resist. I planted two rows up on a ledge. The soil was hard, and despite my efforts to work in some peat…

I am very proud of these two beauties. Last year I only got one eggplant about a fourth of this size and it had a huge bite out of it. I sliced these up, roasted them and made a delicious pan of Moussaka.

I haven’t posted in a while, which I sadly must admit, reflects poorly on my garden activity this past month. Heat combined with other interests and pursuits have meant that besides picking, watering and occasionally weeding and perhaps edging my garden, I’ve spent little time out there. Fortunately, hard work in the spring are resulting…

So Tom has worked like crazy demoing our master bathroom and he can proudly now report that it is complete- all down to the studs. Which means- we can start building it back up! We are hiring a contractor to install a new shower pan (that we will then tile over) as well as to…

I am very proud of these two beauties. Last year I only got one eggplant about a fourth of this size and it had a huge bite out of it. I sliced these up, roasted them and made a delicious pan of Moussaka.

I haven’t posted in a while, which I sadly must admit, reflects poorly on my garden activity this past month. Heat combined with other interests and pursuits have meant that besides picking, watering and occasionally weeding and perhaps edging my garden, I’ve spent little time out there. Fortunately, hard work in the spring are resulting…

A couple of days ago I stopped in at CIM to drop of some checks off for some fellow performers I arranged a gig with. Despite the 8:30pm hour and the fact that it was a week before school starts, music from various instruments flowed from the practice rooms and concert halls. It’s a sound…

Friday night my family gathered around cell phones all around the US to listen in on a conference call as my youngest brother, Devin, opened and read his mission call. (He’s worked every summer since before he was legal, to earn enough money to pay his way so he can serve as a representative for…

I’ll blame it on the fact that this year’s summer has been the hottest on record so far, with our home’s average temperature being 80 degrees, the thought of cooking over a hot stove or warming up the oven long enough to cook anything substantial has become a thing of the past. The first year…

By far my favorite aspect of the Iphone/Ipod craze is the ability to listen to audiobooks. I spend much of my days alone and there is nothing more wonderful than to be able to cruise through books as I paint walls, clean rooms, or pull weeds. I’ve always felt a little “behind” when it came…