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wendell for wednesday
“The Letter” Dear Ed, I dreamed that you and I were sent to Hell. The place we went to was not fiery or cold, was not Dante’s Hell or Milton’s,…
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what I am learning and loving: february 2016
What I learned in February The sauna is magic. Grant and I discovered a love for the sauna at the gym last winter. Our workouts are pretty short and intense, and…
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turmeric tea
Turmeric (curcumin is the concentrated therapeutic component of turmeric) is one of those new “it” herbs that modern medicine is proving what ancient Chinese and Indian medicine has known for centuries.…
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wendell for wednesday
I was never much of a homebody until we moved to Funky Farms, and now I rarely want to leave. Many environmentalists argue that staying home is one of the…
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wendell for wednesday
“So in those days you didn’t hear people putting ‘just’ before their occupation. People weren’t describing themselves as ‘just’ a farmer,’ and farm wives didn’t describe themselves as ‘just’ a…
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what I learned and am loving: january 2016
So it’s the end of January, and I’m keeping up with this “what I learned” business! But I also like the “what I’m into/loving” train, so I’m combining the two…
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italian roasted broccoli salad
I made spaghetti and meatballs last week. We all needed some comfort food after a long week. While the sauce was simmering, I started to make a salad with some…
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wendell for wednesday
“The complexity of our present trouble suggests as never before that we need to change our present concept of education. Education is not properly an industry, and its proper use…
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spicy rosemary maple roasted almonds
I made these for a Thanksgiving appetizer to have on hand for my sister-in-law who is allergic to dairy and gluten, but they have been such a hit that I’ve…
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my phrase of the year for 2016
The last few years, instead of picking a resolution, I’ve tried to pick a word or phrase instead. Something to try to focus my year around. I haven’t done that…