Chickens, For fun / 11.10.2010
My new “Hen Bag”
I am the type of woman who doesn't understand the need for a brand name purse...
Design / 07.10.2010
Natural Swimming Pools
Is there really such thing as a "green" swimming pool? I've been wondering this for about a decade now. We had planned to build a natural swimming pool(NSP) on our property as soon as our kids could safely swim - and that day has finally...
Gardening, turkeys / 01.10.2010
Garden mayhem – Turkey style
I was really starting to get attached to our turkeys - the male is stunning when he is on display and the female is sweet and submissive. But she has a tough attitude towards the male when he is *ahem* trying to get down to...
Food / 29.09.2010
Great fall recipe: Moroccan Stew with Couscous
Fall is my favorite time to cook and experiment with new (and old) recipes! When I was 5 years old, my mother married a Moroccan man who played professional soccer in France, and came from a Muslim family in Casablanca. He spoke Arabic and French,...
For fun, Natives, Plants / 08.09.2010
Wordless Wednesday? Not Exactly – Lopez Island
Vacation always ends too soon - our end of summer trip to Lopez Island Ferry Landing & Mt. Baker The dogs on the dock in Mud Bay Arbutus menziesii, the Pacific Madrone tree on a small island off of...
Design, Gardening / 27.08.2010
Memorial Gardens – Small & Large
It is never easy to lose a loved one, whether it is a family member, a friend or even a pet. The grieving process can be one of the most emotionally difficult and painful experiences we go through in life. Even after years have gone...
Earlier this year I designed a wine bottle bed for the 2010 Northwest Flower and Garden Show display we created in partnership with Seattle Tilth. After the garden show I moved it into a spot in our garden and grew our very first RIPE pepper,...
Food, Gardening / 09.08.2010
Grow beans grow!
Ok. So I have never been a great vegetable gardener - I admit it. I am usually crazy busy every spring worried about client's garden's and don't have too much time for my own. I do try though and that is what counts, right? So this...
Chickens, Kids / 24.07.2010
Meet our new little man: Trickster
In my search for photogenic gardens and experienced chicken owners I happened to stumble into a magical landscape where every nook and cranny was full of great surprises. In this garden lives more than two dozen chickens, 7 of which were roosters. They all had...