Goodbye (again) 29 Jun 2013 | 02:17 pm

I know I killed this blog with my last post, and I’ve been very good about staying away and focusing on my other projects. But I need to use this platform for one last post, sadly another goodbye. Thi...

The End 31 Dec 2012 | 03:09 pm

As the year draws to a close, so too does this blog. Although I still have recipes left to post, I have other places to publish them and other things I want to write about. When I experimented with br...

12 (Easy, Edible and Homemade) Gifts of Christmas 3 Dec 2012 | 03:29 pm

It’s the beginning of December. Our tree is up, wreath on the door and nutcracker in place. Now I can sit back… and really panic. For, added to the usual holiday card and gift exchange madness with wh...

El Dia de los Muertos (by Nancy Lopez-McHugh) 28 Oct 2012 | 10:17 pm

El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday that is meant to honor and remember loved ones no longer on this earth. This important Mexican holiday has its roots in Aztec culture and i...

Autumn Tea (a poetic pause by Biren) 18 Oct 2012 | 02:46 pm

Swirling leaves in the autumn breeze As summer’s laughter takes her leave Banish the thought of cold and freeze Refuge in a cup of tea ~ Ro-Ri San ~ The long dry summer in Minnesota this year was a ti...

Apple Festival at Waterperry Gardens 15 Oct 2012 | 01:12 pm

Living on a soggy island does have its advantages. One of these is that, when the weather decides to play nice, we appreciate the sunshine. Actually, appreciate might be a rather British understatemen...

Toys (an exhibit of paintings by Michael Sacramento) 11 Oct 2012 | 12:14 am

By Michael Sacramento My paintings of toys are both an investigation of the intersection of formalism, Pop and realism as well as an amusing way for me to remember my childhood. My work is heavily inf...

Places 28 Sep 2012 | 01:36 pm

Monochrome 20 Sep 2012 | 02:13 pm

Snapseed in Seattle 19 Sep 2012 | 04:46 pm

Home from the holidays, kids back in school and finally enough time on my hands to get to my ever-growing list of THINGS TO DO. There are tasks on there like ‘sort out the shed’ and ‘book chimney swee...