(This post was started in June. I picked it up again in July, and now in August.) Hello. It’s nice to see you. I’ve really missed you. 🙂 I have taken over a year off from this blog and nearly as long from my Instagram and Facebooks accounts, but it hasn’t been easy–not by a…
Why I write.
Hello. That is why. Hello. I write to mark the time and to reach out. I write because when I am behind a screen you’re not looking at me and your quiet reading of my words might change you for the better. We need each other now more than ever. And I really mean that….
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Seasonal Living: Winter’s Renewal and Regeneration
In case you prefer to be read to more than to read, I offer you this video of me simply reading this post word for word. You can play it as background noise while busying yourself with a task, much as you might a podcast. Or, you can read it below. “Plants and animals don’t…
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A list for Autumn.
Hello, Autumn. Bright lights fading fast, blown hither and nigh. Twisted tale, simple sail, birth to end, a diecast in the green. Some mornings I lie in bed and can’t get up, the window shades close and tight, the sheets so cozy and warm, the day ahead unclear, a feeling it won’t go right, my…
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Sometimes in the night
Sometimes in the night I awake with my heart pounding, a flurry of worries: Did I remember to pay the earthquake insurance? Did I shut the gate after I wandered over to visit the blackberry blossoms…or have the deer now nibbled all my broccoli down to nubs? What about that thing my daughter asked earlier,…
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Easy Gluten-Free Bagel Recipe for Beginners
Here they are! Gluten-free bagel shop bagels, like the ones you used to buy. 🥯 Remember those? Recipe below made up happily in my kitchen over the last couple of days. 🤗 But also, are you tired? I am. I’m heading into PNW bear hibernation mode and I am baking and cleaning house and filling…
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Easy Sea Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips Recipe
Utterly delicious, easy to make, melt-in-your mouth homemade salt and vinegar potato chips.
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Quick Gluten-Free Sourdough Tortillas Recipe
Easy gluten-free tortilla recipe for beginners, including a tutorial for making gluten-free sourdough starter!
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Garden Prep Video: Building Rich Soil for Next Season’s Success
A traveler friend once told me that there are three main phases of travel: The anticipation, the travel itself, and the memories of the trip. I think this is true for many results-driven experiences in life, and for me gardening definitely fits right in–the planning, the planting, the harvest, the preserving, and the remembering are…
