It has been a wonderful summer not to be in Pennsylvania. Weatherwise anyway. Yes, I miss my friends and unlike last summer when the house was usually full of family, this year it’s been just the two of us. But the compensation has been looking out onto the blue waters and green mountainside here in…
Birds, Brews and Views
It’s been beautiful in northern Idaho, nothing like last year’s weird 100 plus degrees and record low lake levels. Today was a chamber of commerce day, literally, because we went on the Coeur d’Alene Chamber’s annual Osprey cruise. It is exactly what it wounds like. You get on one of the big tour boats that…
Catching Up
Happy Father’s Day friends! It has been a few weeks since I posted, so let’s do a little catch up. A lot has been going on, some of it good. We got to see all our kids, at one place and one time even. That is fantastic. The bad part is that we were together…
Fun With Flour
In last week’s column I mentioned that I was going to take a 4 day Virtual Artisan Baking at Home class from the King Arthur Baking School. Since I figured I many as well just keep on baking, I added a Rustic Spring Tarts session on Saturday. So I spent the week flinging flour, literally….
So Here I Am
It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday in Northern Idaho. Currently 59 degrees with an expected high of 65. I am not unhappy avoid the sweltering climes further east. We are frequently asked, so how on earth did you end up with a house in Idaho? It’s a long story with lots of odd sidetracks to explore….
Interview with a Leprechaun
Greetings readers, When I wrote the piece celebrating St Patrick’s Day, I discovered that while Leprechauns get lumped into that overall celebration of all things Irish, they actually have their own day, May 13. In an effort to delve a bit more deeply into this unique culture I put out feelers hoping to obtain an…
Explorer Barb 