Food + Drink
No Knead Bread and the Art of Procrastibaking
I am not a procrastinator by nature; quite the opposite the urge to start a task or project immediately and finish it as soon as possible is my oxygen and postponement is my agony, that is until recently. I’ve become a ‘procrastibaker’ I have taken up the practice of baking something unnecessary to avoid what
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Ramblings and Rants
Off the Beaten Path
“Our lives are defined by opportunity, even the ones we miss.” ~The Curious Case of Benjamin Button I am a firm believer in opportunity, and I believe opportunities present themselves every day to us. We may or may not be aware when an opportunity knocks, or what would have happened, if we said “yes” instead
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Ramblings and Rants
On A Wild Goose Chase
Instructions for living a life. Pay Attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. ~Mary Oliver
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dessert
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins and Reflections on Turning Fifty
They tell me that 50 is the new fabulous…..Do I believe them? Maybe. I know that I am closer to death than I am to birth. A reminder that life has a finite span. This thought both sobers me and liberates me. Makes me stop and think often of what’s important, what’s not. I
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Ramblings and Rants
Part II: The Inspiration of an Unintended Beekeeper
Beekeeping is more than just loving honey, it requires that you be prepared to learn new life lessons taught to you by your bees or be reinforced from the perspective of bees. Bees are one nature’s most fascinating insects, they are the only insects to make honey and are depended upon for 80% of the