Summer 2025
Happy summer, all! It’s been an amazing (albeit a little crazy) one so far! We had 2 rounds of new windows put in over the last few months, replacing every single damn one of them. What a joy but what a process, though I’m thrilled …
My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
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Photo of the Day
Well, hello bumblebee! I was shooting photos of some of our gorgeous dahlias recently and came across this little guy looking right at me. Believe it not, this was actually taken with my Samsung Galaxy S9 phone so I was pretty happy with how well …
Photo of the Day
I hope everyone is enjoying their spring, so far! I’m in full gardening mode myself, hence the lack of recipes and photos the last few weeks. Nonetheless, I thought I’d share a couple of my favorite photos that I’ve taken while I’ve been out digging …
Photo of the Day
Regular and pomegranate kombucha ready for their second fizz-making ferment. What’s better than having living food in your house? Nothing. Cheers!
Photo of the Day
After trying for 3 years, I’m finally – successfully! – growing artichokes. I’ll be posting my entire journey through this at a later date, but here’s my photo of the first harvested one: Gardening is a beautiful thing.
Photo of the Day
There’s an effort by a group in our neighborhood to help increase the number of bluebirds in our area here in Northern Illinois. We’ve spotted them on rare occasions over the years, so 2 years ago we put up a house to attract them, which …