Yoga, Religious Queries, and Zombies
Am heading out tomorrow to visit my husband’s family and attend another yoga certification through Yogafit. I am excited about learning new teaching techniques. I have only taught for a…
Down to Business
I have to get some things finished around here. So, instead of deep blog ponderings, I’ll do a practical mom thing and make a list. This one will be on…
Hope Deferred
I love everything about backyards: hammocks, kids, dogs, cats, neighbors, grills, grass underfoot, moon and stars at dusk, charcoal, flowers, bubbles, water, rock collections, sand, picnics, lemonade, hide and seek,…
I VANT Tomatoes!
I have much to learn about gardening. I was disappointed at first when things sprouted, then lingered or disappeared. When you’re working in a small space on a…
Still Life
That’s what I need every day- a little bit of still life. No screens, no requests, no complaints, no lists, no dishes, no self-motivation, just a quiet rhythmical motion. Maybe…
Soap Queen, I Think Not
A friend called me a “regular soap queen” yesterday. Not really, she’s the one who taught me how and has been doing it for a long time. But I’m…
He loves me not…
Tried adding dried calendula to my castille soap Wednesday. (I have to reap something from this garden!) So, while having coffee with my sister, I pried off petals, separating seed….
Time’s A Wastin’
I let my little cilantro plants bolt to seed to see if I could harvest it as coriander. I may have waited too late to collect them because they were…
Nunya Bees…
Yesterday was my first day to really handle the bees. It was late in the day, which I heard was a no-no, but I was tired and wanted…
Something New Every Week
So, I’m trying to learn something new at least every week. This week it was fixing sushi. Even if it was a tex-mex sushi roll (spicy cooked shrimp, avacado, lime…