This is for my Washington readers only - sorry to everyone else.
Our freezer is almost tragically empty as we roll up to spring. The quarter cow that we took delivery of last June is down to the last few roasts and packages of ground beef. To bring a smile back to my face (and stomach) […]

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Who’d a thunk that you could have a world class dining experience in Arlington, Washington? Most of the restaurants around here run to the diner, bar or chain variety. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, there are some really good places around here. But there are very few that compare to the dining to […]

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Is that kind of like fish in a barrel? I guess it might be if a coyote figured out how to get in or the eagle decided to visit. But anyway, I think they’re safer now than they were before. And the neighbor’s veggie garden definitely is.
With the help of my parents, Mike and […]

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For more than a month, every time I’ve driven down the road between here and the town to the north I’ve seen a dead cow in the same pasture in the same place. It was a black and white dairy cow. I saw her standing once when we first moved in, then the next time […]

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Sorry about the silence, I was in Cedar Rapids through Thursday morning. Then on my way home I “picked up” my parents in Minneapolis to come back here for a 4 day weekend. They offered to help with projects while they were here, so we’ve been hard at work ever since.
Friday we picked up supplies […]

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On the theme of doing my part and making smarter choices, I want to tell you about my new favorite paint. No, I’m not being paid to do it (but they should since I’m telling everyone I know!) and no I didn’t get a free sample. I paid $50+ per gallon just like everyone […]

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Today is Earth Day, but somehow I feel like all the hoopla, all the commercials, all the “things you can do” being bandied about somehow misses the point. Changing the way we interact with our planet isn’t just about thinking about the environment for one day. It isn’t just about buying the “green” version of […]

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