http://www.tallcloverfarm.com Homeward bound on Puget Sound. Putting in a good day on Vashon Island time. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/6160/pizza-pizza-helping-karen-kickstart-her-dream http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/6160/pizza-pizza-helping-karen-kickstart-her-dream#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:56 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=6160 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Karen and some stylin’ chicks Dreams, like pizza, come in all shapes and sizes; some are spicy, others mild, some large, others bite-size. My dear friend Karen Biondo has a delicious dream, to go mobile with her pizza oven and bring pie to the people. And considering her wood-fired pizza oven weighs over two tons, [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/6160/pizza-pizza-helping-karen-kickstart-her-dream/feed 2 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5797/rocking-the-filson-vashon-style http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5797/rocking-the-filson-vashon-style#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:06:40 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5797 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } My friend Greg returns to the Pacific Northwest (via stints in New York and LA) to embrace his sartorial roots and love of Filson. (No Greg, not a bit overdone.) Vashon Islanders enjoy a style all their own. Most Fashion Police have been voted off the island and everyone tends to wear exactly what they [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5797/rocking-the-filson-vashon-style/feed 24 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5506/the-snapshot-that-cost-me-my-lunch http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5506/the-snapshot-that-cost-me-my-lunch#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:56:07 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5506 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I had to take a trip “off-island” for some special wire fencing that was nowhere to be found “on-island.” After adding a quart of oil to Old Grey, and rounding up the mutts, we headed to the ferry dock to embark on our retail adventure. An hour later, this friend of the slow lane and [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5506/the-snapshot-that-cost-me-my-lunch/feed 14 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5439/jonny-awesome-and-his-truck-of-trees http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5439/jonny-awesome-and-his-truck-of-trees#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:38:12 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5439 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Jon can do anything, a pronouncement I believe wholeheartedly. During a recent house project requiring his help, Jon or Jonny Awesome as I liked to call him, became my home improvement superhero–able to add mixed fractions and board feet in a single bound, prizing perfection and a job well done above expediency and filling squares. [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5439/jonny-awesome-and-his-truck-of-trees/feed 17 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5409/shining-light-on-winters-darkest-day http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5409/shining-light-on-winters-darkest-day#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:45:26 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5409 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Winter Solstice: Let there be light. (Photo: Frank Charron) In the Pacific Northwest, light is a cherish commodity, a gift where gray skies are the norm and drizzle our daily condiment. When winter solstice nears, Island pagans everywhere light up knowing the next day will bring a few more minutes of the good stuff, the [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5409/shining-light-on-winters-darkest-day/feed 15 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5399/when-christmas-came-to-vashon-island http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5399/when-christmas-came-to-vashon-island#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:15:33 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5399 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The old place bedazzled by swags of C-9s. I was revisiting some of my past Christmas posts, and stumbled upon the one that follows. While I do hate to repeat myself, I thought, heck I’ve seen A Charlie Brown Christmas a bazillion times and I can recite the entire script of How the Grinch Stole [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5399/when-christmas-came-to-vashon-island/feed 14 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5377/the-bargain-i-didnt-bag http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5377/the-bargain-i-didnt-bag#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:38:31 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5377 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Bye, bye, Mr Bargain Hunt Guy, drove my pickup to the thrift store but the bargains weren’t nigh. And silver hair grannies were drinking cocoa and chai, the day the bargains died. On a recent trip to our island thrift store, Granny’s Attic, I stood in awe of an audacious offering: bagged fibers for $3.00. [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5377/the-bargain-i-didnt-bag/feed 17 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/4814/wjs-sweater-a-gift-of-warmth http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/4814/wjs-sweater-a-gift-of-warmth#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:11:39 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=4814 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Not sure if Boz is cuddling up to me or the cashmere. Last September, summer’s extended stay gave notice to the night with a persistent chill insinuating itself on our outdoor gathering. While my friends Nancy and Scarlett had decorated their gazebo and garden table in floral and fabric finery, dinner guests came prepared, outfitted [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/4814/wjs-sweater-a-gift-of-warmth/feed 22 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5289/just-the-moon-mount-rainier-and-me http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5289/just-the-moon-mount-rainier-and-me#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:55:59 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5289 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Departing from the south end of the island, the less-traveled Vashon-Tacoma ferry between Tahlequah and Point Defiance is a step back in time and a welcomed respite. The M/V Rhododendron chugs across the south sound with the charm of a child’s vintage pull toy. Heading home after a fine time at a friend’s open house, [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5289/just-the-moon-mount-rainier-and-me/feed 19 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5273/orcas-and-encounters-of-the-third-kind http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5273/orcas-and-encounters-of-the-third-kind#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:23:50 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5273 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } And just where was I the day all three Puget Sound Orca pods, J, K, L, swam by my island, cavorting so close to shore that their race toward Point Defiance caused some sizable waves. Perhaps just as delightful as this Pt Robinson promenade was the enthusiastic response of the lucky onlookers. My closest encounter [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5273/orcas-and-encounters-of-the-third-kind/feed 16 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5229/leftovers-line-the-corners-of-my-plate http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5229/leftovers-line-the-corners-of-my-plate#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:54:10 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=5229 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Last night, before I waddled into my carbo-induced coma and awaiting bed, I heard the song, The Way We Were. And this morning I’m still hearing the song, The Way We Were. Since I can’t eject the ditty from my internal soundtrack, I have decided to put my time to good use (since I moving [...]

]]> http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/5229/leftovers-line-the-corners-of-my-plate/feed 22 http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/4375/macgyver-mom-takes-on-mutant-alien-deer http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/4375/macgyver-mom-takes-on-mutant-alien-deer#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:07:48 +0000 Tom http://www.tallcloverfarm.com/?p=4375 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } MacGyver Mom to the rescue; the deer never stood a chance. As you may recall from previous posts, my mother is a woman of many hats, a can-do lady of infinite skill, capability and charm. So while I sat around whining about my recent Attack of Mutant Deer from Outer Space, my Mom put on [...]

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