Every fall, we make pickles and dilly beans. It’s fun, easy and saves lots of money  – if you eat pickled vegetables in the amount that my family does. Normally, we can the vegetables in a vinegar solution. Then last year, I discovered how easy it is to create true sour pickles at home… Pickles […]

It’s time to make cider again! The fruit In 2009, we made separate batches of pear and apple cider. This time around, we just mixed all the fruit together from the start. All of it is organic and much of it was donated from friends in the neighborhood. If you have an old apple tree […]

Each year, the city closes down a number of streets opens a number of streets to walk, bike, roll, run, jump and skip – all without having to watch out for cars. It’s called Sunday Parkways! This year, the NE route went down my block: The event was set to start at noon. Unfortunatly, it started […]

Last week I met a bunch of friends to hike/climb Mt. Olympus. This is one of the least climbed peaks in northwest; simply due to it’s remote location. It was a two day hike in and another two out. Before we could even start, there was a several hour drive to drop off our cars […]

In case you didn’t hear… we had a baby! Ronin arrived this morning at 8:40am. She weighed 7lb 9oz. And, she has her own blog! Learn all about her at ronin.nagmay.com  

Here are some images of the current crop of Ghost Chili peppers in my garden. The pods and sauce are from last year. Download a zip of all the full size images

This weekend we had the chance to ride in the Cirque du Cycling parade. My partner, now 9-months pregnant, decided that she not only wanted to ride in the parade, but that I should be the cargo. So, here are some photos from the event. The first five were take by Phil from Metofiets. The […]

It has been a while since I gave an update on the upstairs remodel. Since January, we have spent almost every free moment working on the construction. The completed list includes: removing the interior walls, fixing large patches of the floor, building new walls, running electrical, data, leveling all surfaces and … finally… insulation! Above […]

Our friend Jason “Nabor J” Waicunas just passed along this great photo from 2005, when we hiked the PCT. Judging by my glowing tan/burn – this must have been taken in northern California. From left to right: Me, Chowder and Goodfoot  

My mother is a woman of many talents. This weekend, we received a very special quilt that she has been working on for our unborn daughter. It is based on the classic Sunbonnet Sue pattern – where each square depicts a playful girl with a big bonnet. However, in this quilt, our Sue working on […]