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Wednesday after the weekend’s heavy rains I went  to our back yard to look at our garden. Overnight the daffodil bulbs had pushed up out of the ground and some were opening, defying the stiff breezed trying to bend them … Continue reading →

While the Chinese observe their new year according to the lunar calendar, the Japanese follow the Western that begins on January first. This lunar year, when  the Chinese Year of the Horse began on January 31st,  the Japanese’s had already … Continue reading →

The current lack of rainfall bodes an impending drought for us Californians. For me that recalls the drought of the  mid 1970s when we were living in southern Califronia. We were ignorant of what transpired in northern California so write … Continue reading →

Last winter, a friend gave us two dozen persimmons.They were of the Hachiya(globular and good when soft)variety that is often used for baking cookies and breads. The other kind also abundant in this area is the Fuyu that is good … Continue reading →

Today, December 7, 2013, marks he 72nd anniversary of the fateful attack on Pearl Harbor that began the official entry of the United States into WWII. Today is also thirty-seven years since my father died at age eighty-eight. He was … Continue reading →

For more years than I can recall, or at least five, I have made the soup for our church women’s bazaar luncheon. Soup has been a traditional mainstay on the luncheon menu, and the soup maker has the privilege of … Continue reading →

We were among the lucky 250 ticket holders to this year’s annual Farm City bus tour that takes participants to visit five different farms in and around the county. Held on the third Wednesday of November by the county’s farm … Continue reading →

Pomegranates, a fruit that has been in use since ancient times, is now popular as jelly and in other foods on the discovery of its positive health values. That being said, a church member donated three gallons of juice to … Continue reading →

A fun dining experience is eating grilled Japanese food at the hibachi(he-ba-chee)restaurant. Hibachi is a small charcoal grill used in Japanese households to heat rooms and grilling tidbits of skewered foods. But since the end of WWII, an enterprising Japanese … Continue reading →

“Oh, we need maple syrup and rotisserie chicken. Let’s go the the membership store and get them, ” I suggest to my hubby. We go near noon as it’s open to members just an hour before, but if on a … Continue reading →