I won’t tell you how long it’s been since I became a Google Adsense Publisher. But I WILL tell you I have only $4.59 to go until I reach the magical $100 earning threshold. Let’s just say it’s nothing to brag about, since it has taken me a VERY long time to get there. What [...]

I used to love (and be good at) gardening. After too many years of fighting our snails, grasshoppers, javelinas, and earwigs, I finally faced some serious truths and personal limitations. Raising my own food here in northern Arizona is competing with too many other personal interests AND I’m not that great at it. Add it [...]

Locally grown+homemade=Yummy Perfection. This masterpiece started at Whipstone Farm in Paulden. Corey and Shanti Rade bring us our share of their fresh-picked produce every Tuesday. (More about their CSA can be found here.) Shanti emails a list of what’s coming in each week’s delivery in advance. She also includes a few recipe hints, making meal [...]