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Far, Far Away

I’ve traveled far away from my home a few times in my life. Some were memorable life enhancing trips. Travel is good for opening our eyes and minds and hearts, I’ve always thought. When I was a kid we moved two thousand miles across the country away from friends and family. That was life changing.Continue reading “Far, Far Away”

Instead…

I’m creating a make shift kitchen. We’ve had several days of I’m not sure what you would call it. Indecision? Angst? The weather is changing. Fall is here I guess, and we have no plan. It’s been a really long year of not knowing too many days ahead, so we are probably all feeling tired.Continue reading “Instead…”

Why Do I Do What I Do?

Blog? I guess because I enjoy it. Why do I do most of the things I do in a day? They contribute to making my life as good as I can make it. With so many small variables, not in my control, I’m learning to lean into the things that I love that I canContinue reading “Why Do I Do What I Do?”

Conversation in my Boat

Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. Boating interview, while boating Me: Is that a fish? G: Maybe Me: I think the seaweed makes the lure look more realistic, don’t you think? G, pulling seaweed off the lure: No, fish aren’t coveredContinue reading “Conversation in my Boat”

How are you?

How’s it going? How are things? Fine. Fine? Good Well… Whenever I answer this question there’s always more, but I don’t usually want to get into it. Fine, OK, good… How are YOU all feeling? Is it a bit of a weird question. Personal? Always changing? Actually, it’s a good question for me to askContinue reading “How are you?”

Let’s talk about my boat

Want to? The ocean has just opened up for us. Why? because we now have a M O T O R on my boat. This new development has changed things up! Who knew? Cruising around our little inlet and beyond, is a pretty fun way to spend the evening. Plus it’s beautiful

Daily

I do a few things daily to improve the quality of my life. I have learned the importance of little daily habits. There was a time when I was young and could get away with all sorts of less than healthy things. It’s possible I spent too many days trying to undo my discomfort dueContinue reading “Daily”

Inspiration

Sometimes I need is a little something. Today I scrolled through Pinterest looking for nothing in particular. Just something… The news today was full of dangerous weather, election coverage, war updates. There’s a constant reminder of summer ending. (People take this pretty hard around here). Seasons, man, who knew?! It’s not even 7:30 and I’veContinue reading “Inspiration”

Time of day

I love mornings But I also love warm summer evenings Yesterday we went to this beautiful organic farm for an event they called Farm Fest. The place is beautiful. They had live music, cooked pizza in the onsite pizza oven with ingredients grown on the farm. As the sun dropped below the horizon, the warmthContinue reading “Time of day”

A Recipe for Disaster

Or a fun family favorite. Some days it hard to tell. I once read a book called ‘A Homemade Life’ by Molly Wiesenberg. It became my favorite cookbook. Several recipes from this book became repeat family favorites. Molly’s ratatouille is the best one I’ve had. Her recipes are all explained very well, with easy toContinue reading “A Recipe for Disaster”