2021-12-13 : Updated with tweaks from my latest batch, the best yet! I also added weight equivalents for most of the ingredients. I also add...

As in past years, I'm limiting this list to northern North America for two reasons: Restricting this list geographically is in keeping ...

If you want to read these in sequence: 2020-09-23 :  The Night's Watch 2020-09-25 :  Waking Up From Death   2020-09-28 :  The Last Goodb...

2020-09-26 21:50 I said my last goodbye to my mother today. I don’t think she heard me. I whispered, because I didn’t want to disturb her,...

We’re nearing the end. Mom hasn’t eaten anything, not even a popsicle, in two days. The “comfort” drugs are powerful, blunt instruments tha...

While the world burns down around us, I am sitting in a darkened room, with just the sounds of a small table fan and an oxygen concentrator...

A month ago, Carrie Seltzer ( @carrieseltzer ) created the " Home Projects " iNaturalist Umbrella Project - a Project of Projects ...

2020-05-13 : Added comparison of seedpods (easiest way to distinguish the two) and sap (not reliable). I've been seeing a lot of miside...

Normally, this time of year would be busy with garden tours, workshops, talks and lectures, plant swaps and sales. In past years, my garde...

I received an unexpected, and much-welcomed, message from a colleague, asking how I was doing. My response ran a little long, so I thought I...