Long-time readers know that my traditional Halloween dinner are stuffed peppers with jack o’lantern cut-outs that allow the stuffing to show through their bell pepper containers. But since I’m home alone this Halloween, I chose something a little simpler. This is homemade refried black beans, cooked with peppers, onions, and cheese (although you leave out … More Meatless Monday: Halloween Edition
Happy Fourth of July! Except for so many people, it doesn’t seem to be…happy, that is. The South and Midwest are suffering under dangerously high heat. The East Coast continues to breath air heavy in ash from the onging wild fires in Canada. There was another mass shooting Monday night for another unknown reason that … More America…the Beautiful? Or the Baffling?
I can’t believe that yesterday was the Summer Solstice! That means that starting today, the daylight will be getting shorter every day. I know that “officially,” this is the start of summer, but instead it feels like a wake-up call to how much of my summer has already passed. Still, I try to celebrate the … More Happy Summer Solstice!
I have mixed emotions today, as represented by two of my heroes: Marianne Williamson and Cory Booker. I first read Marianne’s comments on Juneteenth from her daily newsletter TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson. Marianne encourages us to open our hearts to experience the horror and pain of the truth of our country’s history of enslaving Black people. … More Happy Juneteenth 2023
Last year, I took my son to see the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington DC for the first time. To be honest, I’m not crazy about it. I get what they were trying to convey about him, but I think I would have made a different choice. Still, I believe it is … More Let’s Celebrate Dr. King With Hope Today
OK, so this is January 2, so not officially New Year’s Day, but since it is the federal holiday for New Year’s Day, I’m figuring it still counts. Now, this is not to say I didn’t have a good ACTUAL New Year’s Day. Both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day focus around programs at … More My New Year’s Day Present
Having just watched the movie Elvis, this song kept running through my head this Christmas because it was true–we definitely had a blue Christmas this year. Not blue in an unhappy way, but in a physical way..like the color your skin turns when you are cold. Our power went out shortly after lunch on Christmas … More We Had a Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue Christmas…As Well as a Grinch, A Christmas Carol, and A Chrismas Story Christmas
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
Wow! If that isn’t a true quote, not just about America, but about everyone and everything I’ve ever loved, I don’t know what is! If you are not familiar with Senator Booker, he is an African American and former mayor of Newark who is now a US Senator for New Jersey. Long-time readers know that … More July 4th Thoughts from US Senator Cory Booker: “If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough.”
I’ve never been one to restrict celebrations to a single day, so I’m continuing my 4th of July series beyond the literal day. Especially after reading the news today, including another mass killing at a 4th of July event and rising unrest after another police shooting of an unarmed Black man, I would like the … More Final Fourth Thoughts
