I’ve never been a new year, new you, resolution, type of person. January 1 has never felt like the marker of any season in my life, and the years that…
For several years, I’ve been thinking about our food systems and ways that I can actively participate in creating more of what I eat. That’s one of the reason I have laying…
Our eight Ladies have been doing some fake-out egg laying celebrations. For those of you that don’t know, when a hen lays an egg, she and all the other gals…
We have a foster dog, a big brindle boy named Matt. He came to our house on a beautiful sunny day and got to meet the Columbia River during an…
The Gentleman celebrated his birthday last week – starting with a clam tide and ending today, officially, with baked clams. There was lots of beach time, clams dug and cleaned,…
Warm sun, light breeze. Sand. Rocks. Waves. Tide turning, coming in. The Pacific and The Columbia. The Jetty. A seagull to witness. Joy. Love. Promise. Happy Anniversary to The Gentleman,…
We went to our greyhound buddies’ house tonight for dinner. Such lovely ladies, such sweet greyhounds, such amazing food. They made us a stuffed pork tenderloin with broccoli salad and…
What a weekend with The Gentleman and his daughter! Dog walks, pizza, movies, lunch with the Grandparents, a bit of window shopping, blogs, etsy shop, biology homework, economic charts, bowling,…
I’ve started walking the dogs in a new place: under the bridge. The bridge my grandfather did maintenance on during his career with the road department. He didn’t help build…
This weekend was a little gift. A big gift, actually. Beautiful light. Lovely drives. Basketball games. Cooking. Movies. Laughter, tears. Mom showed up for a minute and helped me make…
River + Fir 