Month: January 2025
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Review From a Guest of the Tiny House
The British author Peter Mayle best describes me; I am not a scholar. Instead, I am a dreamer, one who crowds a collage of perfectionistic photos and then places them (complete with fragrance and aroma) percolating and illustrated ‘on location’…
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How Poetry Tells the Truth
Recently, my friend Arnelle shared this haiku and it has stayed with me: “Barn’s burnt down, now I can see the moon.” — Mizuta Masahide (17th-century Japanese poet and samurai). The haiku awakens me to a deeper, more critical, and even cynical…
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Nutty Buddies a Healthy Snack
Like usual, when I step into the kitchen, there’s no plan. No list, no recipe. When I go to the grocery store, I don’t have anything specific in mind—I just buy what catches my eye, what feels right for the…
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37 Years and not too many photos to show it.
37 years it’s a long time. You would think I’d have a photo to share of the two of us- Instead I tend to take photos of just him. I married him because I knew he would be a good…
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My Visit to the Restored Notre Dame
At last, I was able to visit Notre Dame in Paris. The line moved quickly, and once inside, it didn’t feel crowded at all, even though there were hundreds of people around. I was a bit apprehensive because I had…
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Deconstructed Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls
Yesterday, I gathered the ingredients to make Annie’s stuffed cabbage rolls, only to realize why it’s essential to use the biggest cabbage you can find. Larger leaves make rolling the stuffing much easier than smaller ones. Since my cabbage was…