Genip harvesting this year was short and sweet.  The tree anchoring our driveway bared fruit late this year and we are going away in a week...

Over the weekend we harvested genips from our big, beautiful genip tree that welcomes you at the driveway.  Genips are a staple throughout ...

It was a sweet Halloween.  Never-mind the fact that my 23-month old barely gets the concept of Halloween and costumes.  This year we were a ...

Problem: Good-quality vanilla extract is hard to find & really expensive.  And did you know that it can be labeled "pure" but...

Trick-or-Treating on our teeny tiny island is a small but sweet event for kids.  W ith our steep hills and neighborhoods absent of paved roa...

The challenges of a second story deck renovation didn't give us the option to build a large pool at an affordable price.  We didn't ...

This week Milan and I painted coconuts and created our own island style versions of Halloween jack-o-lanterns or coco'-lanterns.  We use...