I love receiving homemade foods as holiday gifts. My favorites are those that will last at least for a week or so after Christmas. As a giver of food gifts, I also like making presents that can be expensive to… Continue Reading
Fern, before I dive into questions about holiday food safety tips, can you tell a bit about yourself, and what you do and how you’ve come to know so much about this topic? I have a Bachelors Degree in Environmental… Continue Reading
It’s pomegranate season here in the North State and I recently watched a friend demonstrate a new (at least to me) pomegranate cleaning device that looks a little like a flat strainer. You place the pomegranate cleaning device over a… Continue Reading
If you want a grand view of the amazing, vast beauty of Shasta County and beyond, then grab the family, your camera, your dog and hike to the top of Chamise Peak! It will not disappoint! Located north of Redding… Continue Reading
Did you know that the peach is a member of the rose family – cousin to apricots, cherries plums, and almonds? What a wonderfully happy family of fruit! Peaches are, of course, fantastic on their own. A warm juicy peach… Continue Reading
My 3-year-old fox terrier (whom we have had since a puppy) bit my 9 year old daughter. My daughter simply walked near our dog as she was by the garbage. Normally you can approach or even take food from the… Continue Reading
“You are what you repeatedly drive.” ~ Aristotle “You don’t have to do this,” Karin said. She held her keys out, and I gave her mine. “It’s my turn, I guess.” “OK, but I know you don’t like my van.” That… Continue Reading
Once there was a dog trainer who said, “If your dog won’t come when you call, he isn’t your dog.” A provocative statement, but I must say, I agree with him. If you can’t successfully call your dog, his life is limited… Continue Reading
I see foxtails. Everywhere. Hordeum murinum or “Hare Barley,” a non-native invader from Spain, grows in healthy, thick patches along the trails and in open spaces where people walk their dogs. What appears to be innocent, lush grass in early… Continue Reading
My hens are laying up a storm now that storms have arrived in our part of the world. I welcome both! Shrove Tuesday is February 17th this year, so the Lenten Season is here. Every year Shrove Tuesday arrives –… Continue Reading
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