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
It’s the first day of Spring, the season of rebirth and new beginnings. So if you’ve been feeling tired, discouraged, or stuck, breathe in the possibilities this season of growth presents.
A regular journaling practice is a GREAT way to increase your bliss. Don’t take it from me–just ask Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffet, Taylor Swift, Barack Obama, Emma Watson, Timotheé Chalamet, Serena Williams, and dozens of other top-performing celebrities in many fields who credit journaling for supporting their success. If you would like to put the … More Join Me for a Journaling Workshop this Sunday
Today was a wonderful Saturday morning because I went to not just one, but TWO Farmers Markets! I’m devoted to the Cary Downtown Farmers Market, but I love Farmers Markets in general. When we are out of town and have a free early Saturday morning, we usually try to check out the local Farmers Market … More I Love the Smell of Alliums in the Morning
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
If you aren’t already a regular Farmers Market customer, May is the month to start, at least in North Carolina. May is the month that the local farmers’ bounty really start to show up, particularly what I look forward to most every year––the arrival of FRESH LOCAL STRAWBERRIES! Because here’s the thing. I no longer … More Meatless Monday: May Farmers Market Edition #1
Asparagus is my favorite Spring vegetable. I absolutely love roasted asparagus! It’s an amazing plant as well. When you first plant it, you have to wait for 3-5 years to harvest many spears because it takes that long for its root system to get really strong. But it is a perennial plant, and can continue … More Meatless Monday, Early Spring Edition
North Carolina is known as the Tar Heel State because from the earliest times of our country, it produced a lot of the country’s tar from the numerous pine trees in its forests. So it is no surprise that we are now in what North Carolinians call “The Yellow Season”––the two weeks in the spring … More The Blessing of Pollen
I know I’m a couple of days late, but still… I hope everyone had a nice holiday. We certainly did. Easter is an unusual holiday for me because I don’t really have any specific food traditions around Easter dinner. Growing up, my family wasn’t religious, so Easter wasn’t a big deal other than the chocolate … More Happy (Belated) Easter!
One of my other favorite Spring holidays is the Spring Opening Day for the Farmers Market! While we are fortunate that a few key vendors at the Cary Downtown Farmers Marke continue to come every Saturday morning year-round, the official season is the first Saturday in April through the last Saturday before Thanksgiving in November. … More Farmers Market Spring Opening
blissfullu.com 