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One for me and One for Posterity
Most of you know that we made a commitment on my home’s 100th birthday to the next yet-to-be-determined steward [...]
A ROYAL Birthday Proclamation!
Recent long-term guests, Roabie and Jerry Johnson, were visiting the Verde Valley to honor Jerry’s mother, Anna Johnson’s [...]
This Little Piggie NO MORE
The end of March saw us enduring yet another assault by the javelina resulting in the devastation of [...]
Pencilmania Honored
Nearly anyone who has visited The Surgeon’s House knows that the current owner is absolutely over-the-moon gaga for all things [...]
What the Hector Happened Here?????
You know we make diligent attempts to live in harmony with our wild furry critters but they recently [...]
Food Bank Bonanza!
Every week our arrival at the food bank is filled with anticipation and surprise as we never know [...]
What an Honor
We recently enjoyed a long-overdue return visit from guests Mary Alice and Jim Fox, both artists. When they were here [...]
A Food Bank First and Home Run
We continue to stretch our wings for and with the Food Bank volunteers and recipients. This time, Ann [...]
We’re Cooking On The Front Burner Now
If you’re following us in The Evolving Morsel section of the site, then you know that Miss [...]
Slippery Clean-Up in Aisle 4!
The last snow dump at the end of January was heavy and deep. As we struggled to [...]
P.S. To Kitchen Up-Do
We just couldn’t help ourselves in adding the final touch to the kitchen update. We have always [...]
Mini Makeover for the Hub of My Home
Twenty-eight years ago we painted the kitchen walls and cabinets for OUR first time, then over 15 years [...]
The Veal (?) Shank Redemption??
The Food Bank crew went way out on a limb this week in tackling what were ‘reported’ to [...]
Welcome Winter!
Here we are towards the end of January and out come the snow shovels and sidewalk salt, the [...]
Only One Year Later . . .
Time’s fun when you’re having flies is another way of saying that time sort of gets away from [...]
Our One Year Anniversary
I honestly had to shake myself when it occurred to me that we have been participating in the [...]
Never again in boxes – revisited
Every now and again, we are graced with a gifting from a guest who has some treasured object, [...]
Late night dining at the honey shack
Two years ago, we began observing three raccoons that always arrived together. One of them we immediately named Stubbs [...]
Cold Weather Giftings
On our mountain, we really notice how low in the sky the sun sits during the colder months [...]
TSH GOBBLEDAY
Every day here on our coconut island is a day filled with miracles, gratitude and thanksgiving . . [...]
Mother Nature had a little something to say
Last week we experienced some really abrupt and ferocious winds coming down off the mountain. Our guests [...]
Bee Magic and We Bee Surprised
Mid-Oct my dear sister Jan Brown visited me from Beaufort, SC. She has been a beekeeper in [...]
And the Beat Goes On
How about a flotsam and jetsam of what’s happening other than preparation for The Safe Haven and [...]
Just Hanging and Lying Around the House
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that after 28 years a couple of our poor old screen [...]
Is This Us???????
A former guest recently knocked my socks right off and dropped my mouth with the following image [...]