eat local: CSA week 2

 nom nom nom  On my second week of CSA, the farmer brought to me: U choy, Bok Choy, Pok Choy, Pole Beans, Parsley, Red onions, Tomatoes, Red Leaf Lettuce, Fingerling Potatoes, Squash, my Egg Share and I bought a Cantaloupe It’s been a weird week. Because of the storms, they have had issues…

Guest Post: The Disaster

     This is a first for me so a big HUZZAH for the first guest post here.  The author is quite serious about this “using the imagination” thingy and since this blog was started because of her, I feel an obligation to provide her a format whenever it tickles her fancy.  I was quite surprised…

Good Morning

In greeting the sun, I find my day begun, It’s just as well. Resolute in my plan, Where previously I ran, It’s just as well. Do what I must, My decisions I trust, It’s just as well. I know that I am okay, My vision no longer gray, It’s just as well. 

eat local: CSA and Cooking

This week was our first pick up from our CSA share. I wasn’t sure what to expect or how we would like it but overall I am mucho impressed. Aside from being a foodie and loving to cook with fresh stuff, I found the quality far better than the organic I buy in the store….

The Soundtrack of My Life…So Far

         It’s no secret that we are music people. Aside from all three monkeys playing instruments, Little Man and Little Monkey both are performers. I hope that in some measure, it is because music has always been a requirement in my house, whether in the car driving to the store or at home in full…

Dark Matter

For you, I have this dark and grimy thing to reveal. It floats and consumes me, so quietly that I put my hands to ears to muffle the unbearable.  This place that hides the pain of my life so quietly I have put this away. This place that bears the brunt of my screams. This…

Road Trips and Grown Ups

Grandma’s House I got to go home this last week.  It has been a while since I have visited and it is something that always makes me think, I want to move back to Georgia.  Much like anyone who feels a connection to a place, it is really hard to put into words how it feels. …

Today

Today I exhaleI have no more worriesbecause my path is clear Today I exhalemy mind turns from restless wanderto one of focused calm Today I exhaleand breathe deep the wind the light, the rain Today I exhalemarrying my purposewith my joy that fills my heart Today I exhaleresolute in my pathand viewing happiness as a…

Spoiled Rotten

Yes, she eats turkey burgers and sleeps on a heating pad.  That’s just rotten.