BY THE YARD: We've been spending lots of time in the great outdoors lately, as things are blooming, the lawn needs mowing, weeds are ou...

REHOMING:  Earlier this week, we finally decided it was time to 'rehome' a couple dozen of our extra tomato and tomatillo plants. We...

  SPYING IRISES: Midday Saturday we took a quick field trip to a place just a couple of blocks to our north,  Leonine Iris. We'd noticed...

Another Birthday Dreams cake out the door. The birthday boy wanted a shark cake. This one took a bit, as - believe it or not - we'd nev...