I’ve taken to making my own home brewed Kombucha lately and that alone gives a sense of Little House on the Prairie meets modern day mixologist. It begins with a couple of isolated ingredients that magically create something unique when they come together. I start a new batch by dissolving a cup of organic sugar … Continue reading More Than One →

This isn’t really a black and white photo. The painted green wall and the red one nearby are just inches away. Lil’ salt jar abides in a wonderful world of color but you’d never know from the camera’s perspective and the rest that’s been cropped out of view. And it underscores, really, that most of … Continue reading Black and White →

The key speaker at Saturday’s breakfast taught us something I won’t soon forget. She spoke a simple truth. That there are seasons we exist in the shadows, in the wings, not center stage, and its okay. We may be cast as “best supporting actor” while another at our side takes a bow in the brilliance … Continue reading Time to Shine →

Do you remember the old Folgers ad campaign from the 80’s? 🎶 The best part of waking up . . . 🎶 While this has NOTHING to do with my lil’ pumpkin photo above it is what’s on my mind this morning. So, regarding my personal coffee history (but really, who cares?) my earliest recollection … Continue reading The Best Part →

There’s nothing quite like the luxury of a wasted day. Do what you want. Read all day long, binge watch some Netfix, scroll through your phone, hang at the beach or just stay in your PJs. Once in a while an unstructured day fills the bill. Once in a while a “day off” is just … Continue reading Into Focus →

Observe the slow dance moves of the tea bag with it’s partner Just Plain Water. Boiling hot. Gently they swirl together. The heat of one brings out the essence of the other. If you squint you can almost see it flow . . . One’s purpose is to hydrate and sustain life. The other’s is … Continue reading The Boiling Days →

Maybe its in our blood. Maybe in our DNA. I like to go but I also want to stay. I was talking with a friend who is truly the anchor of her family. That tethered-to-you, rock solid object that you drop down into the deep when you want to stay in one place. To her … Continue reading Won’t You Stay →

The heat has continued around here and its taken its toll. My fave potted lavender plant has crispy edges and toasty leaves to my dismay. Darn how I’ve tried to keep up with the watering! I tried to protect the lavender and the strawberries. Wilted. The water in the bird bath evaporates while I’m away … Continue reading Crispy →

Can you walk about on a sunshine filled day without wearing your sunglasses? Not me. Blue eyes were what I got, and maybe they’re not actually to blame here, but I’ve got to wear shades when I’m out in the sun. I need a filter between my baby blues and that big fireball way up … Continue reading Feelin’ It →

Going back eight years to Nick’s birthday, a day that wore into the night, his grandmother lay facing the final mile of her own race. After 83 years full of living, now in her own final stretch, she too was encountering an unforeseen hill. She too had conditioned herself psychologically for this part of her … Continue reading A Little Help →