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Toaster Tortillas and Other Burning Objects

Like any good and dysfunctional marriage, my husband and I do not have the same perspectives on meal preparation at our house.  I take a more conventional approach as taught by my mother and grandmother which requires days of planning and a monthly grocery list that usually results in the bulk of our intake for the entire month in one single trip the store.  On the other hand, my husband is more of a...

Ode to the Window Washer Woman

Alas, the summer light fades into the early darkness of daylight savings time.  The harvest is over, and the harvest log chronicling the high and lows of this year’s harvest season has been put to rest for the year.  With all of my free time, I checked out a 550 page book from the public library and started making plans for the work that still needs done to our building.  My husband has his frowny...

Simple Pleasures in Hard Times

“The real things haven’t changed.  It is still best to be honest and truthful. To make the most of what we have. To be happy with simple pleasures and to have courage when things go wrong.”  ~Laura Ingalls Wilder My favorite author was once quoted as saying, “The real things haven’t changed.  It is still best to be honest and truthful. To make the most of what we have. To be happy with...

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