I enjoy reading. Mostly I read books and e-books borrowed from my public library, but I also haunt used book stores and little free libraries. Over time our spare room overflowed with books. Yesterday we waged a campaign to reclaim our space. The bookcase was crammed full and the floor was littered with paperbacks and... Continue Reading →
Can there be such a thing as too many tomatoes? This year. In our garden. Yes. But we've risen to the challenge! Here are four things we are doing with our abundant urban crop: Marinara sauce. We've cooked and frozen 20 portions (each portion serves two hungry adults) of marinara sauce, and we'll do more.... Continue Reading →
When you were a kid, did you trade the peanut butter and jelly sandwich in your sack lunch for someone else's baloney sandwich? Or maybe you agreed to do a house chore for your older sister in exchange for riding her bike. When I was a starving college student, I agreed to do a fellow... Continue Reading →
If you're an outdoors person and regularly use our wonderful federal lands for recreation and exploration, then you are probably familiar with the America the Beautiful pass. For $80, this annual pass gives the holder recreational access to public lands managed by the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish... Continue Reading →
Do you dislike mowing the yard? Do what we do and let your yard go wild. We plant wildflowers in our side yard and it's a colorsplash of bee-attracting flowers!
