Although it did rain quite a bit just a few days ago, the long rainy season in Western Oregon is finally over, and the days will now become ...

It's the beginning of summer here in the northern hemisphere, and today I am excited to share with you one of my first garden harvests o...

It's Father's Day today and many of us here in the United States are thinking about and maybe even spending time with our fathers, g...

L ast night we returned home from a trip to Seattle to attend the wedding of my step-daughter, Kaede.  She and Joey were married i...

Soon my mother Emily will be 91 years old. Obviously she knows some things about being a mom. The biggest thing that stays with me is se...

Hello Sweet Babies "Don't stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby,...

At this time of year, the garden seems to change on an almost daily basis.  One day you notice something popping up out of the earth, then b...