“Let us go to an ordinary street to feel that life is beautiful with all the ordinary things, with cats around, with children playing, with laundries hanged out, with people wandering aimlessly!” Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish writer When I'm writing fiction, I purposely include scenes in which the characters are doing laundry or cleaning the… Continue reading When life’s not like TV
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Liz’s autumn-garden pesto
“Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile." John Howard Bryant, American farmer/poet Flowers are setting seed. Herbs are setting seed. Fat spiders have made wooly nests for their eggs in every crevice. Somewhat tattered butterflies have already tucked their next generation under leaves. A no-fuss lunch -- basically garden to table. It's true. All through the garden,… Continue reading Liz’s autumn-garden pesto
Boomers vs. Millennials, or not
“I suppose every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it. " Margaret Oliphant, Scottish romance novelist, 1828-1897 It’s hard to turn on a computer or flip through a periodical in the U.S. these days without coming across a cartoon or meme or even… Continue reading Boomers vs. Millennials, or not
Pumpkin-Apple Bread
"They're back! Pumpkin-spice brake pads." sign on a West Coast auto shop I shared this recipe last fall, but, as the above quote verifies, pumpkin mania has obviously come 'round again! You know who you are. Enjoy! Oh, yeah... Pumpkin Apple Bread Butter (or coat with canola oil if you're dairy free) two loaf pans.… Continue reading Pumpkin-Apple Bread
2 beach reads and a film classic that will help you hang on to summer
"Maggie saw the sunset before she saw the cottage. It stretched across Lake Michigan in a broad sweep of orange and a glowing pink not unlike the colors of her borrowed skirt. Beach clothes, indeed." Nora Edinger, Dune Girl Fall is wonderful. Pumpkins. Fuzzy sweaters. Crockpot meals. But, I'm not quite ready to let go… Continue reading 2 beach reads and a film classic that will help you hang on to summer
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 