I look forward to Thursdays all week because, even in retirement, life can be busy. I schedule nothing on Thursday that I need to leave the house for. I protect the day. It’s mine. On Wednesday I receive the latest lesson from the Be Still – Fifty Two class I’m taking from Kim Klassen. I…
Month: February 2015
Family Threads
This piece was original published by the Forget Me Not Family Society in the Winter 2015 edition of the Adoption Circles newsletter. My husband gave me an antique stove for Christmas. It now sits in my office and every time I enter the room I‘m reminded of a time when life was perhaps less complicated, but certainly harsher, than…
Weekend Reading – February 19
It has been a busy week but I found a bit if time to play around with some darker images with my photography. It seems that the warm spring-like weather that we’ve been enjoying was a temporary respite. The skies may be cloudy, the valley foggy, the temperature cooler, but I’ve still got garden fever….
Moroccan Preserved Lemons
When I first heard about Moroccan Preserved Lemons I was intrigued. They sounded exotic, a unique ingredient to use in new recipes, and simple to make. I had to try them. It was mid-October when I posted a photo of the mason jar with preserved lemons that I had just assembled on Facebook. The response…
Photo Friday – Tulips
I picked up a small bunch of tulips this week and that little $3 bundle provided lots of photographic inspiration. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been playing around with.