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LATEST ARTICLES ( 56 )

• Cold-Brewed Coffee

  

  First of all, let me say, that I didn't make this up, or even think of it on my own. I first heard about it while chatting with Older Son last week while we wer... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• NineEleven

  

  I have a couple of friends who have their birthdays on September 11. I want to send you happy, loving greetings. It's not particularly an "accomplishment" to... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Risotto Afternoon

  

  As I started writing this, I was standing at my stove stirring rice.I really like risotto. I mean I *really* like it. I like it well enough with Arborio rice,... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blue Crab, Figs, and Earthquakes, Oh My!

  

  I recently embarked on a 1200 mile road trip to visit family on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Periodically, about once a year, I make this journey, usually to one o... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Here Now?

  I work as a cashier at a big box store. It's one of those super stores that is a department store on one side and a grocery store on the other. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life is but a Dream

  Row, row, row your boatGently down the stream.Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,Life is but a dream.For some reason, as I was running this morning, this... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Purslane, Thou Art Mine Enemy...or Are You?

  

  As I was running through the neighborhood this morning, I reflected on the abundance of Purslane ... well, everywhere. It looks like the green part of the prett... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Ordinary Life

  As a young woman I became a follower, or "devotee", of a certain spiritual practice. At the time it seemed important to me that I live a life that I deemed... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mother's Day

  Older Son's 35th birthday is tomorrow. My personal Mother's Day. We are having lunch. It seems not enough. It has never seemed like enough. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Running with My Father

  I started running late in life... Age 57 to be exact... Let me back up a little. To January, 2009. I looked at my loving husband, the manly spouse, and... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Time to Take off Your Shoes and Splash Through the Puddles

  When you learn that someone you love has cancer, it seems especially important to take each day one breath at a time. For the person affected, being in denial... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Laughter and Redemption

  I enjoyed lunch today with the Prodigal Son. During our conversation, in between other subjects and some laughter, he gently added, as he has been over the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Breath

  Here's an exercise: take a breath; watch it go. Take another breath; watch it go; repeat. How simple is this? Do you need a teacher? A book? A building? Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons in Joy

  My mother was a teacher in the art of being joyful. She understood the importance of having fun. She taught me how to make s'mores, sit-upons, and sourdough... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Having Fun and Making It Work at work.In Keeping with My ...

  Having fun and making it work at work.In keeping with my stated goal of having fun, I approached my supervisor at my big-box retail job about a schedule that... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vegetables and Herbs

  June! This year I decided to try planting eggplant from seed. I didn't think they "took", so naturally I went off to the nursery for some seedlings... And... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2011 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION