How To Make An Omelet For Tuesday Night Supper

I usually come to the decision to make an omelet at the tail end of a long mental journey, winding my cranky way through four hundred and ninety two reasons not to cook tonight. I get home and wonder what’s for dinner, but get no answer because I’m the one who chooses food in this [...]

Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

I clocked six hours of uninterrupted garden time. Just me, my ipod on shuffle, my favorite garden tools, seeds, plants, straw, manure and dirt.
I misplaced this guy for an entire season and felt as if I had lost a limb whenever I went out to weed. It’s a Korean Weeder and Cultivator and [...]

Hearing The Yes In No

Today has been an ongoing experiment in letting go of the great pressure that builds from within and pushes me in a frenzy of unfocused, nearly unconscious activity—accomplishing an ongoing list of shoulds while ignoring my languishing list of personal wants and needs. At the time of this writing, I have to say, it feels [...]

Even Big Girls Need Their Mommy Sometimes

Last Friday, that wonderful day off, I had the best full-body massage of my life, and I can’t wait to schedule another one for next week. While Anne was here, Chris came home to use the truck to make deliveries for the shop (shop truck at the mechanic, or so he said). He came back [...]

Lilac in the Morning

Spring has presented me with a stunning surprise, and I’m a little bit flabbergasted that I did not recognize the leaves on these 3 bushes last summer.
I woke this morning to the entire house filled with their perfume and am drunk on the sweetness as I sit here and type. There are three of them [...]

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