The picture above includes one of my three cats. Her name is Mica, and she is the only one of the three of them who is always curious about most of my human activities (beyond feeding them, of course). When I laid out my Earth Day presents, Mica was the only one to come check … More Happy Earth Day from Mica and Me (and maybe about making every day Earth Day)
I didn’t end up planting butterfly/bee plants, like I suggested in yesterday’s post. That’s probably best for them, because my prior planting experiments have not ended up well for the poor plants. Instead, I spent my money at my local Farmers Market, the Cary Downtown Farmers Market. That was intentional. Most US families can’t live … More How Did You Celebrate Earth Hour? Here’s How I Spent Mine
Last night we had a gathering of some of the people in my spiritual center around this Spring Altar. I plan to use this again tonight in my celebration of a global Earth Hour. Earth Hour is easy. To participate, at 8:30 PM local time (mine is East Coast US, which I think is GMT-5), … More Show Your Love for Mother Nature! Join Earth Hour Tonight
Another post in the saga of my food detox program (click here to read about that). Yesterday I asked people to consider what their last meal would be if they were going on a restricted diet, and listed what statistics say are the top 10 most popular foods in the typical American diet (click here … More One Door Closes, Another Opens
It’s no secret to those who read my blog regularly that the Cary Downtown Farmers Market is one of my most happy places. I’ve loved it for years and years, but I really depended on it for keeping me sane during the COVID isolation, since it provided both safe community AND healthy local food. But … More Want to Find Your Smilely Face? Go to Your Local Farmers Market This Saturday
It was another quiet walk this morning. I was anxious to visit the dayflower I had seen yesterday to see if it was true that the bloom only lasted one day. But as you can tell by comparing this morning’s photo (above) with the one I took yesterday (below) … It was true! The tiny … More Labor Day Reflection: A Holiday of Letting Go
I’m not someone who usually sleeps in on the weekends. Most Saturdays I’m up and out of the house in time to get to the Cary Downtown Farmers Market by the time it opens at 8:00 AM (insiders know the best stuff sells out quickly). I’ll often be there for a couple of hours, shopping … More Easy Like a July 4th Sunday Morning
We had an unusual start to the first work day in 2022––some rare North Carolina snow! It doesn’t often snow in the Triangle area, so it always seems clean and fresh and magical when it does. And this was a very convenient snow, because it didn’t start until around 11 AM (that is, not interfering … More A Fresh Start to 2022
That is the name of the book I’ve just finished reading, the latest publication by Alice Waters, the chef and founder/owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California (a pioneer in the farm to table restauarant concept). It’s full title is actually We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto. It is her latest attempt … More We Are What We Eat
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