CC=200 in Roman Numerals. Two hundred words about my 200th post. Write and the words will come. They always seems to, which has surprised me to no end. Some humorous, some serious, some to ponder. Observations, experiences all add to the mix that is this growing narrative. Always liked to read words, now I’m… Continue reading CC about CC
Received my weekly, inspiring email from my yoga teacher. Be grateful it says. Opened up a family magazine while I waited for my daughter’s dance class to end. Be grateful, says an article all about Thanksgiving. As I drive to the post office today, a man crosses the road in a wheel chair right in… Continue reading I Am.
It’s this time of the year. I’m starting to feel very scattered. And strangely energized. Cool, brisk weather totally works for me. I’ve got energy…my walks have been fabulous and charged. Planting fall bulbs in the garden and wanting to soak up the golden, late autumn sun. I’m in DIY mode around the house. Our… Continue reading Scattered Like Autumn Leaves
It’s getting cooler out there…and I’m loving it! Big sweater weather, cozy blankets, lots-of -snuggles weather. Oh yeah, and soup weather and warm-the-cockles-of-your-soul weather. During last year’s cool-ish season, a good friend of mine and I attempted to make a Hot Buttered Rum. Honestly, could just the name of that be any better? It’s a drink… Continue reading Shiver Me Timbers
This weekend we had the quintessential autumn-in-New-England day. It was perfect, stem-to-stern. We cleared calendars, proclaimed it a family day in our household and set out to enjoy Mama Nature dressed in her best. We headed to a small town in the Northern area of our state. It’s so cute and quaint that it just… Continue reading It’s Elemental, so to speak
“You will never get out of pot or pan anything fundamentally better than what went into it. Cooking is not alchemy; there is no magic in the pot.”-‘Dishes & Beverages Of The Old South’, Martha McCulloch-Williams (1913) Wrong. Sorry, Martha. My heart goes out to anyone sitting at your table for a meal. Poor souls. There… Continue reading With a Wave of my Spatula
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.” Rachel Carson I took that quote right of my CSA farms’ website. It’s a good one, isn’t it? Mid-October is here, the first frost has happened, candy corn (blech) are residing in the house and… Our… Continue reading Veggie Wrap (Up)
