I hope you read my previous post about My Labor Day Reflection. It’s been an interesting holiday. As North Carolinian songsmith James Taylor wrote, “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain. I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times where I could not find a friend.” (Except that last … More My Extended Labor Day 2025: One of the Best Ever?
An ongoing theme in my blog, and in my personal spiritual practices, is that we can be upset about certain circumstances in our lives and/or our country and still retain our bliss. One of my seasonal blissful moments occurred this weekend. Readers from previous years know that I refuse to buy fresh strawberries anymore EXCEPT … More Don’t Forget to be Blissful: It’s Strawberry Season
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
It is the day before Thanksgiving, so it’s time to start preparing for tomorrow’s feast of gratitude. I’m actually getting off easy this year. Usually, I cook the entire meal for my family. But as things turn out, my son is studying abroad and my husband is going to a family reunion Thanksgiving gathering. Up … More Preparing for Gratitude Day
Image by John Hain from Pixabay If you were about to start a food detox program like the one I described I was doing in a previous blog post (click here to read that), what UNHEALTHY and BANNED food do you think you would have for your last meal before starting your healthy eating regimen? … More The Last Supper, American Style
When preparing for a picnic to go with the NC Symphony’s outdoor concert entitled Havana Nights, I knew just what would be perfect: classic Cuban Sandwiches. While these sandwiches do not come from Cuba itself, but were instead developed by Cuban immigrants transplanted to Southern Florida, they are much more picnic-friendly than typical Cuban dishes … More (Mostly) Meatless Monday: A Cuban-Themed Picnic
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
Here in the United States, today is a rare occurrence of the first day of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah falling on the same day as the US holiday of Labor Day. Labor Day is always the first Monday in September, which falls relatively late this year since September started on a Wednesday. The Jewish … More Gratitude on a Rosh Hashanah Labor Day
Yesterday was a big day in our house, represented by the picture above. In case you don’t get the symbolism, that is a garlic scape tied into a knot. That is because yesterday, the first of my son’s peers to get married held a virtual wedding that he and I watched at home while eating … More Festive Farmers Market Food for a Virtual Wedding
Another fleeting joy that arrives at the farmers markets around here in May are what I call English peas, although the farmer who grew them at LB’s Farm calls them sweet peas. Whatever it is that you call peas that you need to shell, that’s what I’m talking about. Anyway, the crop comes in here … More Meatless Monday: May Farmers Market Edition #2
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