Monthly Archives: January 2013

While researching local history, I recently ran across this article in a family scrapbook and offer this fascinating summary of the article: Back in the 1800’s in the Puget Sound area there weren’t any highways or freeways to depend upon … Continue reading →

Cinnamon dates back to 2800 B.C., it is native to an island located on the southeastern  tip of India, called Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon.  Over time, this spice has played an important role in economies, it was so … Continue reading →

The Cvita moored at South Lake Union Park at the Wooden Boat Center is a floating store boat, a project of Farmboat. Its name is derived from the Croatian word for flower.  Its purpose is to offer local produce from … Continue reading →

Purslane, a common weed and annual succulent is also known as Pigweed, Little Hogweed, Fatweed and Pusley.   It is also considered an exotic weed and in some areas an invasive plant.  Normally drought resistant it does grow in poor … Continue reading →