Well, exciting news friends! All three of our ladies are laying at last! We all discussed it as a family and we all did agree that ther...

Yes, it's that time of year again. The annual making of The Jam took place this weekend. Fortunately we have a well seasoned team t...

It is full on Summer here in Portland. The garden keeps on giving and sometimes you end up with more than you can eat fresh from the gard...

Good morning and good Monday to you all! Today I don't have much to say. I do have lots of photos of things that are popping up in th...

Yes, that's right. This post is all about a sandwich; and why not? My blog title is "Lola Nova - Whatever Lola Wants" and r...

I have declared this year to be the year of the "Tiny Christmas". The big box of fa la la la la has not come up from the basement...

but I've always relied on the kindness of friends As my days are busy with preparation for my big trip across the pond, my hands are ...

Goodness me oh my, I have fallen rather behind! This was supposed to be posted on Friday, but then... Anyway, today's offering is of ...

What's for breakfast? 'Tis the season for muffins and these little beauties make a lovely breakfast treat. Wholesome and chock full...

Finally, ripe tomatoes from the garden, hooray! So, I decided to make a small batch of tomato jam, a very small batch. I adapted a recipe fr...

I recently was the lucky winner of this interesting book, Urban Pantry by Amy Pennington, from Sherri at Little House In Paradise ! This mo...

And for that, I thank them. Of course we must thank the Aztecs for chocolate, also acknowledge Columbus, and er...while I don't partic...

Southwest Salad It seems I recall mentioning something about a recipe in my last post, and why not? It seems this week I am up to my elbows...

After the over-indulgence of the holidays, I was craving something a bit healthy, fresh, delicious and comforting. Hmmmm... As I looked ...

and there is no school. The small one and I are picking the finally ripe tomatoes off the plants before the rain comes in earnest. We are ...

Fall has fallen - bringing gray skies, apples, coats, puddle jumpers and moths . It seems to be a particularly bad year for the moths here a...