This year a tangle of black raspberries, low bush blackberries, and raspberries has sprung up behind our compost bin. Thorny berries and blu...

FOURTH of JULY TRIFLE (an elaboration of Ina Garten's Raspberry Trifle with Orange Tea Bread) I know it is now July 12 as I write this b...

How could I not blog on this date? I hadn't really thought about it until the recent media blitz about this being the most sought after ...

Apologies for any visual realignments but I felt I needed a different look for this blog, especially one that would have more room for large...

On Father's Day, June 17, the four robins flew from their porch nest that we observed for two months. Three went at about the same time ...