It dawned on me very recently that some years ago, when my father passed from an untreatable and excruciatingly painful bone marrow cancer, he was then only a few months older than I am now. Geez. It was and is a sobering realization of loss, of mortality and of appreciation for this one life. And … Continue reading Breaking Bread
Author: ThedailycuppaJo
Coffee and family. Faith and friends. Living a simple life of wonder in Southern California.
Searching For
Just look at what was in the sky as I took a drive up the California coast yesterday. It had been raining off and on for miles. Up ahead in the distance I could see an opening in the clouds above. To my amazement, as I drove on, the open space began to form the … Continue reading Searching For
Cut Away
On a recent drive I noticed an eager landscape team busy at work on a long stretch of beautifully flowering hedges. They were using what looked like a 3 foot long serrated power saw to put a nice curved shape into said hedgerow. Lovely. But why, oh why, as spring is about to burst upon … Continue reading Cut Away
Use of Time
Oh, I’m slowly but surely teaching myself an important life skill that I’ve never considered honing until lockdown. It takes time, effort, and real intentionality to become efficient—to live life in a manner that is well managed in respect to time. Not in a cutting-corners kind of way but in a no nonsense, cut the … Continue reading Use of Time
Flower Shop
Martha Mae Cary spent many hours behind the counter at Graves Flower Shop in Ontario, CA and in the workroom as well, creating bouquets for romantics and wreaths for funeral services. As my grandmother, she transferred her creative skills, her practical talents, and handy life hacks each and every time we were together. She was … Continue reading Flower Shop
My Heart
Another brisk, early morning walk just minutes ago led me to a much needed realization. Though I’m consciously working on it I’m still a bit too judgmental for my own good. Case in point, the neighbor next door. She enjoys surrounding herself with bright and colorful objects both inside and outside the home. Her front … Continue reading My Heart
Hold Up
So I noticed that nature is currently anticipating the eminent arrival of spring. New growth. New life. And dear Lord is it ever time. Wouldn’t you agree that it just feels right when there’s an official start-date to something? Whether the first day back to school, first day on a new job, or the first … Continue reading Hold Up
How Its Going
How it started and how its going . . . It took sunshine. It took water. It took nutrients. It took time. The cuttings Debbie gave me looked great from the get-go. Carefully placed among the river rock in a slender planter bed at my entryway, months and Covid months later the survivors are thriving. … Continue reading How Its Going
An Actress?
There’s only one clay pot of strawberries that I maintain but it has several fruit producing plants in it if that counts for anything. Among one of life‘s many little blessings is the fact that, during Covid, the berries produced in this micro-crop have been the sweetest in the fifteen years that I’ve grown them. … Continue reading An Actress?
YOU
Sweet tangy berries. Nutrient dense greens. Creamy organic coconut milk. These three distinctly different companions go well together, even compliment each other. I personally skip the ripe banana that most people add and thereby save myself those 34 carbs to be allocated elsewhere. That aside, when you toss the berry/greens/milk trio into a blender along … Continue reading YOU
