This last winter our beloved Madrone tree suffered a catastrophic loss when we got slammed with a giant winter storm. The branch that broke ...

The only tree in our yard that even remotely enjoyed this summer was the frost peach.  Smokin’ hot weather? Heck yeah. Bring it, said the...

My Dears, I hope you have a happy holiday. Chris had to work for most of it but got off with enough time for us to go over to a friend’s...

I love this time of year. Seattle is green, green, green. All the little critters are out and about. Ben has been finding new pets all over ...

We’ve been trying to make the most of this Spring-like weather and do a bit of work in the garden. At times, the ivy, blackberry, and laurel...

Much like last year, this season's gardening efforts are a bit rushed and slapdash. No time for fancy varietals or speciality seedlin...

I’ve written before about feeling a little overwhelmed when it comes to our yard. We’ve removed 2,500 pounds of ivy and countless loads of o...

Astonishingly, miraculously, we had a bumper tomato crop this year. The best I’ve ever had. I’m chalking it up to our lovely Fall weather ...

I hope you had a great weekend, Lovelies. Ours was fairly relaxed - mostly we're trying to soak up as much of this seattle sun as possi...