beekeeping | food | garden | homemaking | phoneography | photography
Lazy Beekeeping
I haven’t been writing very much, but I have potential posts stacking up in my evernotes that need to be set free. So this one is about our honey harvest…
50mm | Christianity | family | food | garden | homemaking | parenting | thinking out loud
We Will Both Thrive
Planting my garden this year was a small act of faith. I didn’t feel like working in it, haven’t felt like it for a couple of years, but so hoped…
Stove Top Espresso the Second Time Around
My tastes have changed in the last year. I crave salt and strong flavor (think goat cheese) over sweets. Most of the time, I don’t really care about food. I…
Cauliflower Soup
“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” – Mark Twain Is this not a beautiful natural wonder? Why am I…
food | new to me | photography
Braised Brussels Sprouts and Homemade Ricotta
I haven’t deviated from my stand-by recipes much lately because we’re busy and soup or burritos is something I can make (and have made) in my sleep. So over the…
…In Between I Drink…
… iced coffee. I can’t pour a cup without hearing the lyrics to Black Coffee in my head, only with “iced” inserted for “black.” iced coffee day 228 I finally…
This is a Recipe Post
There are lots of reasons I don’t usually photograph recipes I’ve tried. For one, thing, I’m not really food driven. That’s what my sister says about my lab, but it’s…
camping | family | food | thinking out loud
Coffee Ritual
The coffee ritual is strong in my family. My father has it, I have it, and my sister has it. And, like every other family, we have our own…
food | garden | photography
A Little More Garden
I’m really surprised these Tom Thumb peas are growing in this dry heat. Even with a well, soaker hoses, and strategically placed sprinklers everything is struggling. I don’t…
cheap stuff | food | new to me
Mother’s Last Days
I need to warn you that these images are a departure from the usual plants, cats, shoes, and blur that adorn my blog. Some might find them disturbing. I find…