It is a simple thing really. Just a brown paper bag, some ordinary sand and a candle. No big deal. Ahhh, now take 1,000 bags, lots of ordinary sand and 1,000 candles, line them up 20 paces apart down a long road with no street lights. NOW you have a really … Read More
Hosted at our home and host apiaries on Vashon Island, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you and exchanging ideas on beekeeping (and chicken coop ideas, too!). Check out our constantly refreshed photos and videos on our Tumblr blog! April 17, Noon-2:30 p.m., $30 La Biondo Farm – 20602 111th Ave SW- Vashon Island … Read More
Several friends were conveniently unavailable and/ or unwilling to help me with a small IKEA project. They either had previous crazy making experience or they have seen the late night TV/YouTube IKEA bashing. One rainy morning there was Joon Kitty, faux snoozing on his chair, disdainfully suspicious of the bits and pieces on the … Read More
February 2, 2016, I will be 62. I do not remember this time when I was so pinchable. Mom remembers it like it was yesterday. I saw it on her face as we looked through a box of pictures together. In this picture she feels the soft squishy folds of fatness, she … Read More
It is now past mid January, moving toward February when spring hopes eternal. Do you sense it too? Sunday I could smell it in the air; yes it was drizzling, dark and drear, but I caught it on a passing breeze, a slightly sweet familiar aroma of the promise of daffodils, … Read More
One of the more glamorous tasks of farming is hose repair. A downward gusher at a break can cause the most amazing sink hole. An upward geyser is playtime for birds, a startling ankle chiller, or a cold slap in the face. Yes, I am a fan of the soaker hose. … Read More
May 1, 1999 I moved onto this property. I fell in love with the soil and the light. The love affair continues, ever more intensely as I have rooted myself like the old apple tree that stood on this land for who knows how many years. I believe growing food or any … Read More
Overnight the petticoated fairy flower, also known as Columbine opens her skirt and floats the morning dew drops that will not drop while I watch. Laying down on the job, into the soil Michele pokes the tiny green blades that will become giant golden orbs of savory sweet onions. I … Read More
Sunrise over the farm welcomes 2015 earlier this month. This morning was the first new moon of 2015 and therefore I believe it is still acceptable to wish you all a Happy New Year. My theme this year is Grace and Renewal. For me grace is wrapped up with renewal as my … Read More
Under the sliver of a waning, crescent moon at 6:00 this morning I walked the soup and cheese out to the farm stand. Some day I may actually capture the moon as my eye sees it. The camera snaps it like a ball every time, never a sliver, a crescent or a … Read More