Comparison is the death of joy. -Mark Twain A few weeks ago, we enjoyed a lovely lunch at the home of some dear friends. The oldest son, 14, greeted us at the door with an offer of a beverage. I truly felt cared for with his warm gesture of hospitality. Later I thought, “Where have […]
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Name What Matters – Fall 2020
Kendra Adachi, a favorite podcaster, just released a new book, “The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t and Get Stuff Done”. I mean, doesn’t that title alone make you want to read it? One of the principles she teaches is “Name What Matters”. The key here? Name what matters…TO YOU. Kendra applies […]
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Gardening with Kids: Top 10 Plants
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. -Audrey Hepburn I don’t know about ya’ll but we have been LIVING outside the last 4 weeks as the weather has warmed up and it feels like we’ve been in quarantine for 13 years. It is a balm to my soul to dig in the dirt, […]
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Sizzling Summer: Kids Books
” Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colours in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill. “― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird Oh, summer, you […]
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Love Everyone
“Love Everyone”. These were last words of a very dear family friend that recently passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Certainly he meant to tell the family gathered around that he loved them. But I took these words as a benediction of sorts, and an apropos title for this inaugural post. My love language is food. […]