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Hoshigaki – a first attempt at an ancient process
Some time at the end of November, my friend Kate organized a Hoshigaki workshop, led by farmer and foodie Evan Gregoire of The Portland Seed House. Hoshigaki is the delicious end result of a Japanese...
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Wide vistas and wet closeups
We had the most wonderful long Easter weekend with friends in their log cabin on the Deschutes River, near Mt. Bachelor. The weather was wonderful, and over the course of our stay, we both skied and...
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Five miniature table gardens
Awright… here we go! The five little table gardens I made for Joy Creek this week, and wrote about in yesterday’s Vignette post. I have wanted to make a beach inspired table garden forever. Think warm...
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Create… create!
As luck would have it, Judy – one of the GardenTime co-hosts – had visited Joy Creek and gotten a kick out of the table gardens on display out there. Long story short – as some of you may have already...
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Wednesday Vignette – poppies for Poppy
My last two trucks have been named Poppy. Not sure why, but it kind of suits them. They are small, tough, and survive my abuses with very few complaints. My most recent old truck – a 2003 Tacoma –...
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Wednesday Vignette – The Great Equalizer
The area of Sweden where my mother lives, is where the formation of the nation itself has its roots. No matter what direction you’d throw a rock, it would likely hit some kind of ancient monument. You...
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Wednesday Vignette – old school cool
A bit late this week. It’s more like a Thursday Vignette, but who has ever heard of such a thing?? I’ll leave the usual name intact. Spent last night with my cousin, looking through a couple of boxes...
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Fun, filled, sticky pumpkin rolls for T- day!
Ever since my cousin sent me a photo of her talented, bakery-employed daughter’s Halloween creation, I had wanted to make some. This weekend, I finally did. While it took some tweaking of various...
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Wednesday Vignette – deck the halls
This time of year, the place of my day job is a veritable beehive of frenetic activity. I and 6 others work in plant purchasing for the landscape company. We’re consistently busy year round, but right...
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Wednesday Vignette – it’s a new year
Hey All, Happy 2024! Hope you all had a wonderful month of celebrations, however you do it. Starting with Thanksgiving, I took a nice, long break from all things Optic Verve, and it was just...
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