by Linda | Oct 8, 2009 | This & That
Most of my deck garden has gone on to the compost bin, although the tomatoes are still hanging in there. I will miss my beautiful flowers, but I know the ground must rest and restore itself before producing next year’s heart-stoppingly gorgeous blooms.There are...
by Linda | Oct 7, 2009 | This & That
Jeanette Walls, author of the fabulous “The Glass Castle”, has a new book out, called “Half Broke Horses.” Even as I write this blog, the latter is downloading straight into my iPod–now you know why ‘reading’ is in quotations...
by Linda | Oct 6, 2009 | This & That
That’s today’s weather report from Spokane, Washington. :)It is truly beautiful and close to perfect, as far as I’m concerned.The horses have coats to wear–special blankets to keep them snug at night. Sadie-beagle’s sweater from last...
by Linda | Oct 5, 2009 | This & That
We Laels met in Colville, Washington, at the Eagles Club, this past weekend, as we have done for years. It’s always a good time–my family is big on storytelling (go figure), art work and just generally performing. The younger ones sing or read original...
by Linda | Oct 2, 2009 | This & That
So many good things come to us by word-of-mouth. Quinoa, pronounced Keen-Wa according to the box, is one of those things. News to me, though I know a lot of you probably already know about this marvelous grain. It has three or four times as much protein as oatmeal,...