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A Pomegranate Harvest: A Juicy Family Affair
Sixty years ago my mother planted a pomegranate shoot in her garden that her sister-in-law gave her. The pomegranate tree keeps on giving us ruby red delicious sweetness. Other than…
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Quinoa Carrot Soup
Carrots and ginger spoke to me the other day, whetting my tastebuds with the desire to create something warm and tangy. Miraculously, when I chopped the yellow onion, I did…
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Loving Kindness
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa The true gift is finding joy in the process of giving, rather than focusing on…
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Mystical Morning
Photo: The call of the morning, Northern California. Early this morning, as the sun added gold to the sky, my youngest brother Zane called, “The geese are here; the field…
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How the French Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
How to at cookie dough and not feel guilty about it. Oh the joy of chocolate chip cookies- oops I mean white chocolate chip cookies. Chelsea often makes chocolate chips…
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The Heart of Home
The door swings openand it’s as if the wallsStart humming a familiar tune,as if they’ve been waiting for meto return to the rhythm of home.There’s no rush,no need to fill…
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The Harvest and Bounty
Here are two comments I received today and thought to share them with you: “Untangling what exactly? Silk threads from string? Ribbon from rope? Branches from roots? Genes from tumors? SNAP…
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Sweet Gathering
One bouquet after another starts with one flower. Home holding close all the reasons I am here with the tightest embrace.
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Heading to Willows
Can you guess how old this photo is? There are two people in it who look drastically different, and I am not one of them. Gabriel is five months old…
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Untangled
We need to start untangling the darkness from light. Not in some small sections. Not from just these threads and not those threads. We must do better than untie some…
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