I am so ready for some sunshine. Here in California, we have two seasons: torrential rain and baking heat. In between those two extremes lie brief windows of freshness, one of which is trying to open now, between rain showers. The forget-me-nots are coming up all over our hillside, making a cloud of blue in…
It happens every spring: cherry blossom, warmer days … and JoJo going broody. She’s the only one in my flock of rescued hens that does this—and thank goodness for that, because breaking brood takes patience, three days of watchfulness, and a fearless disregard for the dreaded turkey face. In the normal course of events, a…
What a prosaic title for a blog entry. But every writer knows what this means: A home for those towering piles of books that have been accumulating on tables, on other shelves, in the bathroom closet, and on the floor of every room. Or maybe that’s just me. Our local Borders is one of the…
Our niece posted on Facebook this week that she was making strawberry rhubarb jelly, and my ears perked up. Pies I’ve heard of. But jelly? So I asked her to do a guest blog and share the recipe. So, here’s Amy! “I would love to share the recipe with you. The funny thing is, it…
My friend Meg sent me this book some time ago and I just fell in love with it. Here’s the back-cover copy: “Ruby Lavender and Miss Eula are a pretty good team, for a couple of chicken thieves. What other granddaughter-grandmother duo would drive the getaway car for chickens rescue from the slaughterhouse, or paint…