Welcome!
Cranberries, Etc.
In the feature photo, I handle cranberries on their low bushes. They grow most plentifully … not in Massachusetts, but here in Wisconsin.
Into the Wild
No, this is not a book review of Jon Krakauer’s modern classic. It is an “animated” essay of our summer adventures with the wild things that surround us.
Forgotten Beet Greens
Summer bounty requires creative cooking, hearty appetites and really good cutlery.
Winter Clean-up in May
Why write about this in mid-May? Because we this is what we do in May – clean up winter debris. The feature photo is what we have left of a 16-foot cedar hedge that was like a thick, green privacy wall.
Between winter and spring
We found him chilling on a lingering snowbank during our Easter hike. The air temperature was 64 degrees F.
Winter look around
Still. Quiet. Cold. Generous. Winter in North Central Wisconsin is just spectacular. When I walk our woods, I pause to see what they are giving me on this day.
Cherish Pandemic Parents
We see you. Doing it ALL. Every. Single. Day. Standing ovation! Raising little ones isn’t easy. Keep it up.
Durable Shrubbery
That’s my long-awaited and costly botanical wishlist item that has succumbed to winter’s white weighty stuff again.
Seed Saving
Little clarification, but hopefully inspiration, around seed saving.
Wild Mushrooms
There I am with what sure looks like two king bolete mushrooms, dying to slice and sauté, but I cannot be sure if they are what I think they are!
Summer Kitchen #3
Summer flavors will burst on the scene whenever you wish during the winter months! Try my “no chop” red sauce.
Look around you
Glories abound… if we take a moment to see them.