Winter is a great time to think about the “bushel” of stuff that we have in our lives
Make this satisfying broth and noodle dish at home
This unhinged winter and its obnoxious attitude has been an eye-opener
Our streak of rainy days last week tested my creativity. Filling the hours of our day with educational, developmentally challenging activity is hard enough on… Continue reading
I grew up in a big old two-storied farmhouse. It was pretty much the same as the houses of most of my friends. We lived… Continue reading
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part story about Jimmy Johnson, a commercial fisherman who suffered an ignominious demise on the Kenai… Continue reading
Off the Shelf is a bimonthly literature column written by the staff of The Peninsula Clarion.
Valentine’s butter cookies offer flavors of love
AUTHOR’S NOTE: I would like to thank Peggy Arness for access to her history files and the Resurrection Bay Historical Society for access to its… Continue reading
For pure hypnotic value, it’s hard to beat curling.
Maybe it’s cliche to read books about relationships for February. But, then again, maybe whether or not something is cliche doesn’t make it good or… Continue reading
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with rice cake soup
The unremitting inundation set a record for our little cabin by the sea.
So many oddities. So many contradictions. So many holes in the story.
It seems everywhere you look and on every level people are gridlocked
Handmade pasta adds layers of flavor to vegetable lasagna
Now here we are, two-thirds of the way through the longest month of the year
How much of the doctor’s actions Bob Huttle knew when he stayed in Cliff House 10 years later is difficult to know.
Fear takes any number of guises
Croissants take precision and skill, but the results can be delightful
