Sparrow Tree Journal

I'm on fall break this week. It's nice to be off work, especially now that it's getting cool outside. Lots of pleasant dog walks...

Randy Rainbow's newest parody video--using Taylor Swift's song "Blank Space"--is another gem!! I just had to share it.  En...

Every year about this time our school district offers employees a free flu shot. I always take it, and usually have no aftereffects other th...

  Happy 100th Birthday President Jimmy Carter! Navy nuclear physicist. Peanut farmer. Governor. President. Habitat builder. Devoted husband ...

This month it was my turn to host book club, and since we've begun letting the hostess pick the book, I had to choose something. Lately ...

From my garden this weekend: dried zinnia seed heads and sweet, ripe pomegranates.  Happy Autumn Equinox!

So, that pretty bag of homemade granola I showed you yesterday? Somebody else thought it looked good, too. I swear you can't turn your b...

I made my second batch of granola yesterday, and I stayed right by the oven to ensure I didn't accidentally burn it this time. Success! ...