A few weeks ago, when there was a glut of ripe plums coming in from the neighbors, Ken thought to preserve some of them in alcohol. He put a...

The heat wave has broken, at least that's what the weather people are saying. It should be much cooler today, and the next few days are ...

As promised, here are a couple of photos of Tasha wearing her "cone of shame." It's called une collerette vétérinaire in Fren...

The past few days have been, and the next few are predicted to be, very summery. I know, I've been mentioning it. But it's worth men...

Tasha is getting used to the "cone of shame." The first day was difficult. She seemed kind of depressed about it. But now she'...

And that makes sense, since we're nearing the end of August. The tomatoes are enjoying the heat and ripening fast. We ate a couple on Fr...

I made one of these last year and we liked it, so I made another one for Thursday's lunch. The tomatoes coming in from the garden are be...