Happy October!
Happy October! How can it possibly be this time of year already? I do not know! But it is beautiful, and we are enjoying apples from Grandpa Jack's trees, making pumpkin ice cream and watching the mountains turn into what looked the other day like colorful candy,...
Let’s Eat Cake!
Hi! I am so excited to share something new with you! New to me, maybe new to you too...first a little background: Three years ago this fall I took drastic measures. I came to grips with the fact that gluten was hard on me and decided it was time to give it up. It...
Living in Color
Living in ColorSummer is winding down, and I hope it has been a good one for you! I can feel the energy growing for school shopping, sign-ups for football and piano lessons and, and, and...! While you're in the midst of this gear shifting, please consider these...
Step 1: Smile and say, "Thank you!"
Thoughts on self-reliance...we women may need clarification on occasion.... as we (I) sometimes get confused. Do you ever feel that if you let another person help you that somehow you have failed at being self-reliant? (Might have to take the capital letter off...
My December Wish for You~
Dear Mom;It seems that a big part of what can make life overwhelming is letting your mind think of all that you need to do, all that you want to do and all that would be nice to do, all at the same time! Especially in December right!? Prioritizing your time is a big...
Barbara Bush
Love, love, love this quote by Barbara Bush, wife of President George Bush. She was speaking to graduates of Wellesley College: "But whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first....
Thoughts On Pulling Weeds
I was reminded recently about something a friend of mine taught me a long time ago. Her name is Carol and she was my neighbor in northern Utah. Carol and her husband had raised their children and were living in a beautiful home across the street from ours. She had a...
My Chicks Have Flown
Photo by Senjuti Kundu on Unsplash My chicks have flown. They came to nest in a bunch and then flew off in a flock. I guess I should have known it would happen that way. It's just that for so many days and weeks and years, it seemed that they would never be able to...
What About Fat?
A quote from Sally Fallon's book Nourishing Traditions in response to the question in cooking class last week, "What about oils?" And the implied question that comes up so many times, "Will eating fat make you fat?""..Our choice of fats and oils is one of extreme...