Housewarming
It wasn't hard to identify the house being warmed as I drove through the dark streets of a central Seattle neighborhood. It was a small...
That's Just Offal!
Over the previous weekend I worked alongside my brother and several of his friends in what has become an annual ritual, now in its fourth...
Foragers Dinner Club
Once a season a group of us gather to share a meal made of things found, killed, caught, or grown. We call it the Foragers Dinner Club,...
The More You Dance the Better You Feel
This is actually a phrase that shows up in the "patter" of a square dance caller. Turns out, it's totally spot on. In the first weekend...
Golden Chanterelles and Amethyst Deceivers, and also Dave Matthews
After a couple of weeks of steady rain, a break in the weather made for a mushrooming opportunity. Adam and I headed for the hills --...
Real Things Genesis
Real Things Genesis Our lives are full of things. In fact, from a things perspective, we're probably living in the Age of Things -- an...
The Pig Has Left the Building
The pig that so recently haunted my bathtub has been completely, deliciously, exorcised. I'm happy to report that the pig roast was...
Breaking Bad
There is a dead pig in my bathtub. I'm reminded of the opening sequence of "Breaking Bad," the television series that chronicles the life...
