Swedish Chocolate Balls

Swedish Chocolate Balls

A very good friend of mine came to town recently for a visit (they’ve left the city, but still come here occasionally for dentist appointments, etc.). She’s Swedish and therefore had to do the mandatory Ikea trip while she was here, so I agreed to 

Seed Order

Seed Order

I finally sat down and sorted my seeds out today, deciding what I need to order more of, what I’m going to sacrifice to free up some space in the garden, and what kinds of new things I’d like to try this year. I’ve been 

Lucky Number 14

Lucky Number 14

We got blasted by another wicked windstorm today, the fourteenth so far this winter (previously, we might have seen two during a normal winter). The kids and the dog had a ball running around in the wind, but the poor birds were battered. We drove 

Quail

Quail

My kids adore quail eggs, due in large part to their gorgeous brown speckles and miniature size (they were convinced that they must have chocolate inside the first time they had them). It occurred to me the other day while I was boiling some for 

Cats in Repose

Cats in Repose

I don’t have time for a long post tonight, so I thought I’d share this photo of the cats snuggling up on the top bunk in the kids’ room. They were sleeping with their heads together until I came in to snap this picture. I 

Christmas decorating!

Christmas decorating!

We got our tree the other day and our house is now looking very cheery and festive! This is my favorite ornament. She’s just so cute! Bee took this photo of Baxter while we were decorating the tree. Could he look less amused?Click here to 

Mason Bees

Mason Bees

Today I finally got around to doing the long overdue cleaning of the mason bee house. I put a bee house in our yard a couple of years ago hoping to help increase the numbers of these threatened pollinators, and with the hope that their 

Happy Birthday “P” Pup!!

Happy Birthday “P” Pup!!

Our darling Princess is turning 2 today. We don’t actually know her exact date of birth, but she was about 9 weeks old when we adopted her, and this date is exactly 9 weeks before the day she came to live with us. Works for 

Skunks and Green Tomato Mincemeat

Skunks and Green Tomato Mincemeat

Don’t worry, I haven’t just invented the world’s worst holiday pie. At about 2:00 this morning, I was awakened by the sound of something squealing and squawking for dear life under my bedroom window, and then the burning stench of hell itself filled the house. 

What the…?

What the…?

Can someone please tell me how this little fellow found his way to my nice clean towel that was hanging on the clothesline? It was hanging a good 10 – 15 feet above the ground! I can only assume that he spied the towel from