Our grandson is coming to visit. He’s six months old! A neighbor gave me a bag of Golden Delicious apples right off her tree . . . and Mike said to turn them into applesauce, and I did. They were so sweet they didn’t need anything. I just cooked them in some filtered water and…
Emotional catharsis: Hmm . . . that’s an interesting term. There are a lot of ways I find spiritual release, and there are a lot of intense emotional experiences that trigger a need for release, but to explain how storytelling leads to that; well that will take some thought. I honestly have no experience with…
A couple of weeks ago I ran across this beautiful photo from RockyTopPrintShop.com on Etsy. I pinned it to my Pinterest page because it reminds me of a wonderful photo my uncle gave me of a sheep my Grandfather raised on his Sheep Ranch in Southern Utah in the early 1900’s. This is one of…
I’ve been waiting for this day. I purchased five baby chicks from the feed store in March; “Hens” the sign read. Hmmm. . . that sounds easy. 5 little hens, fresh eggs again, and the ability to keep things small and simple. I needed to get back to my gardening and being outdoors where the…
Can you hear it? That deep rolling thunder that sneaks up on a summer afternoon? I’m in the garden; stirring the compost and planting lettuce and the trees around me start to sway. The drum-roll in the distance is mesmerizing. I look up and see the sheets of rain falling in the distance. They’re somewhere…
After thirty-eight years I finally got up the courage to take a watercolor class again at Dixie State College. New teacher, new classmates, new me. . . right? I’m much less timid and afraid of criticism; just full of eagerness to jump in and test the water. (colors!) My first assignment was a color wheel…
Bing is offering free classes in July to bloggers at Altitude Design Summit. The Alt online classes are looking really good this summer. I am hoping to take the class on “BRINGING HOME THE BACON WHEN YOUR BLOG ISN’T HUGE” by Melanie Blodgett. I’ve been looking for a job for several months since returning to school and…
It used to be that Jammin’ Apricots took all day. . . I’ve gotten so far on the other side of the fence, that I can’t remember if that is because I did 20 or more quarts; (Who would eat all that jam?!) or if it’s because it’s just me and Mike, and two sleepy…
Hands down, the most beautiful plant in the garden is purple cabbage, and mine is doing so well for June this year! I credit the great compost pile in the corner of the garden. I haven’t had cabbage this full and healthy this late in the season since I had sheep to raise and little…
Our little hens have outgrown their dog kennel pen, so this weekend Mike and Matthew set up our old dog run in the corner of the house garden. The first thing we needed was a chicken wire roof. We have a beautiful red tailed hawk that lives nearby, and he comes for breakfast often. He perches…
