The cool, rainy weather we’ve had lately is making my small, young crop of Walla Walla sweet onions grow plump and happy. Meanwhile, just outside of our small, fenced garden, two of our chickens sing and chuckle to themselves as they cruise about the yard in search of unsuspecting insects to snack on.
This summer, we (Jennifer and Susan) will be hosting monthly community dinners. We will shop at the Boise Downtown Farmer’s Market on Saturday and buy fresh, in-season, reasonably priced ingredients (we are going to the market without a shopping list; instead, we’ll be looking for what’s most appealing THAT DAY). Then, using those ingredients, we…
I have a few new favorite blogs, and there is a common thread among them: finding the beauty in life. Whether it’s having dessert for breakfast, finding a remarkable subway station in Paris, or finding oneself by interacting with the world, these blogs all share with their readers the beautiful things in life. Seeing the beauty of…
Most people acknowledge physical health and emotional health is important. Is it possible there is a third element of equal importance? I had lunch today with a former colleague of mine, Ron Gambassi, who has a financial consulting business. I shared with him that many times I feel overwhelmed when working on my personal finances…
I’m learning a new language. This week I took a class on how to blog with WordPress. During the session, oodles of new techie terms swirled confusingly in my head. There was talk about widgets, tag clouds and archives. As someone who is not hip to the lingo of blogspeak, I started to imagine myself…
I have huge plans for my garden this year, but before planting, I decided to make sure that I am able to keep Pablo, the new puppy, out of the garden (yes, he is a 60+ pound, 8 month old Aussiedoodle). Looks lovely, yes?Once again…success! Pablo did not get in to the garden. BUT SOMETHING HAS!…
So, let’s have a “do easy, little things to make ourselves happy this week” week! Here are some suggestions: 1) Make yourself an avatar. It’s a blast. Just like making a Wii Me, and you can use it on Facebook, or Yahoo Messenger or IM … or just for fun. Here’s mine: You can make one at…
I went to the Cherry Festival in Emmett for the first time on a Saturday afternoon last month. What a disappointment. With visions of cherry jam, cherry shakes, cherry ice cream, cherry pie and the anticipation of so much more delectable cherry goodness dancing through mind, my husband and I drove 30 minutes north from…
Lots of late spring rain has resulted in pretty, purple and fuchsia clematis flowers.
I’ve been feeling unusually giddy lately. My husband and I are a few weeks away from celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. So last Friday night I kidnapped the man and turned him into my love slave. The next morning I released him so we could share an enjoyable breakfast and a stroll through the Saturday…
Bicycles and Blueberries 