Isthmus

Over the past few weeks, my relationship with blackberries has become very complex. I swing wildly from outright hatred to fierce desire. Ho...

One of the things I am really appreciating about island life is the ease at which I can buy locally produced goods. Today my neighbor clued...

1. Leaving my car doors unlocked. 2. Looking out my kitchen window, and seeing an orchard, a vineyard and the Puget Sound. 3. Getting plan...

Another Birthday for a small boy and this time I decided to tackle the dreaded train. I vaguely remember my Mum telling me never t...

So I am supposed to post every week. That good intention lasted exactly one week. See how bad I am at New Years resolutions. I am going to t...

I make resolutions every year. I never keep them. My most common one is to floss every day. I didn't even bother to make that one this y...

My oldest son requested an ice cream cake for his 8th Birthday. He gave me free reign on how to decorate it, so I went with a spy theme. Wit...

It has been a busy summer. Hubby has worked non stop, we are in the process of trying to buy a house and the daily life of 3 small boys is a...

When I was a kid...this was the Birthday cake I most often requested. It is a classic. I made it for my eldest son's first Birthday as w...

I did a ton of cooking this past weekend, and one thing I made for the second time was Elvis's favorite pound cake . I got the recipe fr...