Early Bird Special! Unexpected visitor Posing for portraits!
Old McDonald’s Farm making a Difference
A couple of weeks ago, I got a phone call from the Old McDonalds Farm in Corbett, Oregon. I had won not one, but two prizes in a raffle benefiting this fabulous organization. Homesteaded first in 1919, this 68 acre raspberry farm in the Columbia […]
Tasty Tuesday … Shakshuka
Summer has come to an end, and with it, I harvested the last of this season’s tomatoes, peppers, chiles and eggplant in my garden. Not sure how to prepare this bounty, I started looking at some of my cookbooks. The Shakshuka recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi’s “Plenty” cookbook looked […]
Zunday Zen … I’m captivated!
Gentle breeze lifts, spins This crown above the soft sand. I’m captivated!
Tasty Tuesday … German Mushroom Goulash
Fall is here! Leaves are turning color, nights are getting cooler and wild mushrooms are in season. Growing up near the Black Forest in Germany, this always meant outings into the woods, especially after it rained. My dad was an expert mushroom hunter, and I […]
Neighborhood Noises …
A quiet, peaceful pocket in this town, Small bungalows line narrow streets Each and every house here looks unique A neighborhood walk here is a treat! An early morning stroll around the block Past the community garden, then left on Denton Behind a fence a dog
Quack, Quack! I’m the other Cold Duck
Quack, quack, quack, Said this very Cold Duck, Now please, have a taste before Saying yuck to this unfamiliar other Cold Duck. One part Mosel wine, one part from the Rhine o n e p a r t Cham pagne. Enjoy your Cold Duck! Quack,quack, quack!
The Human Positioning System or “Who needs a map?”
Without a map landmarks along this road remind me each summer of what lies ahead around the bend on the other side of the valley over mountain passes each stop familiar the sights and the sounds and the smells: Evergreen forests gnarly oaks in meadows scent of eucalyptus in […]
Tasty Tuesday … Homemade German Spaetzle
Growing up in Germany, we ate homemade Spätzle fairly regularly. The side dishes served with these tastily little morsels depend on the region you live in. We generally ate brown lentils perked up with a splash of vinegar and Wiener Würstchen along with the Spätzle. First we […]
No “Squidding around” here!
Propelling swiftly through the sea, its body, in perfect symmetry. Kind of funny looking all around, a highly intelligent creature among the sea-bound. Its three hearts help it live and survive in the treacherous sea, where this super-strong swimmer can often be impossible to see! The skin of the squid, its head, […]
My Poetry Potluck Offering
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then […]
Imperfect Perfection?
Opened the oyster, gave it a whirl exposing only mother-of-pearl the iridescent glow beauty magnifico! […]
The Gift of Friendship
Friendship is her gift to me Rain or shine, we often meet In the great outdoors. […]
Tasty Tuesday … Brussels Sprouts for Mom!
Sometimes it seems, that things in life happen for a reason. “Mom” came into our lives many years ago, at a time when a little extra TLC was just what we needed. She “adopted” us, and has become a treasured part of our family. Even though she […]
A Virtual Chess Tournament
His eyeballs glued to perfect polkadot pixels It’s check mate tonight!
Thank you for another Award!! I am humbled!
Thank you Velda, for nominating me for the Infinity Dreams Award! I am humbled! I first “met” Velda in one of the WordPress Blogging University classes earlier this year. The assignment was to create a photo display, and try out a new style. Velda had […]
in cahoots with muddy boots 