It’s been a great couple of days in the our garden and today we brought home mini daffodils in white and yellow. I still can’t believe it’s the beginning of April and I’ve been wearing shorts and t-shirts and flip flops. Makes me long for beach time with my kids and watching all the plants […]

March is always a whirlwind, and quite frankly, I’m just elated to get to the end of it. We had two weeks of Spring Break this year and it was a long time. I had lots of fun with my kids but had to totally switch off my daily routine, which is tough. That means […]

My kids 8 & 10 both rode their bikes to school today and I wondered what it would be like not having to drive them. So this is what the morning looks like for me. I am updating my blog, in my dressing gown, eating chocolate birthday cake (with raspberry jam for icing in the […]

I found a post from March where I showed you the view of my garden from the treehouse and thought you might like to see it now! Some roses have started and of course we have the white iris, which are a great weakness for me. Enjoy!

I have a new friend who is in his 60s and he was just telling me that he rides up the hill to our house with NO switchbacks. Riding to my house, from the ferry is a short distance, but the hill is a killer. Today, I attempted the Harrison Hill and inspired by Sebastian, I […]

What a joy today to get out the onions and feed them into my new food processor (inspired by reading one of Julia Child’s cookbooks). So after the onions, the Swiss cheese flew around for a few seconds. I cut some French baguette slices, toasted them in the oven and then topped them with cheese. Such […]