“In life, most valuable things demand time and cannot be rushed. This is the case notably with inspiration, love, relationships, raising children, taming animals, learning, growing plants and cooking.” — Rosa Jeanne Mayland. Few things are as tasty, satisfying and… Read more
A Story
something humble and nourishing
After my mother died, and I was going through all her things readying the house for sale, I came across one of her handwritten resumes. In the section titled, “Hobbies / Interests” she had written, “enjoy collecting cookbooks.” It was… Read more
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Jotting it down, before I forget
This post is a series of items jotted down before I forget. I’ve been so busy lately: we’ve been doing a lot of entertaining so I’ve been doing a lot of cooking & cleaning; twice daily dog walks; workouts 3… Read more