The sent folder

That sacred space of honest accountability. Have I or haven’t I? The sent folder will tell me. I’m more in my head than in my world. I’m deeply introverted and introspective. Sometimes I will write you a thoughtful letter and come up with all the right things to say and the best way to say…

The only constant

I know I know one thing, that change is constant.  Some days the winds of change are such a blessing of fresh air, some days we hold the comfort of knowing they will come. This is how my yarden looks today. Knowing it’s April means knowing this will be short lived. Thank goodness. The four…

Homemade healing

There have been and likely will be many articles written about the observation of health benefits related to consuming turmeric. I like to use it in cooking  and had just picked up a fresh jar of dry turmeric when my sweetheart took a tumble out on the icy driveway. I decided this was a great…

Blankets

I love blankets. I love staying under them in winter, I love knitting them all year, and I love the way they take an old couch and make it look like a new piece of furniture even when it most certainly is not. My furry pal agrees, fresh blankets make for a great day.   

Fresh herbs

Also, the miracle that is running water. It still hasn’t gotten old. I missed it so. Reminders to take nothing for granted are painful but appreciated and deeply valuable.     Nothing takes the sting out of winter quite like a fresh delicate leaf on the palette. It is somehow so reassuring and full of…

Base line competencies

My work history is diverse. From pharmacy assistant to fishing deckhand to broadcast news announcer to surface supply dive system designer and builder and beyond. My resume is so diverse that I haven’t compiled a complete work history for a very long time, believing any prospective employer would doubt my honesty. This past has offered…

High quality junk food

We all have our vices. My biggest vice would have to be potato chips. Salty, fatty, and crunchy: everything I desire whenever I start feeling the first pangs of hunger. Canola and I haven’t been friends for quite some time now, as it makes its presence known in my body with an immediate and intense…

Homemade spice blends

They are so fresh and tasty!    I refuse to be bored by what I eat and I insist on enjoying (at least almost) every meal. Spices have a lot to do with that. Someday I will grow most of my own and not worry about where they come from or what they’ve come into…

Electric blankets

I live in a somewhat drafty 150+ year old farm house. The bedroom seems to be the coldest room in the whole place. The electric heating pad on the bed beckons us to a warm and cozy sleep no matter how loudly the wind is howling!