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wendell for wednesday
One of my favorite quotes of Wendell’s…
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kitchen tip: wear shoes
I expect to get plenty of old lady comments from this post, but I don’t care because I wish someone would have told me this years ago. At least once…
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wendell for wednesday
PLANTING TREES In the mating of trees, the pollen grain entering invisible the domed room of the winds, survives the ghost of the old forest that was here when we…
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no refined sugar granola bars
We’ve never been big snackers at our house, but the sassy little two-year-old that currently lives with us wants to eat all of the things, all of the time. This…
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wendell for wednesday
Today is our ninth anniversary. Grant’s birthday was over the weekend, so we counted up how many of his birthdays we’ve spent together. We think it has been sixteen or maybe…
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easier roasted pumpkin (or squash) seeds
It’s pumpkin (and winter squash) season! We had lots of pie pumpkins do well this year (before the squash bugs got prolific), so I’ve been roasting them and freezing the…
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wendell for wednesday
How To Be A Poet (To Remind Myself) Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. You must depend upon affection, reading, knowledge, skill-more of each than you…
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kitchen tip: dry erase markers
I’m at that point in the season where I’m tired of putting up. Grant and I canned about 40 more pounds of tomatoes over the weekend, and I’m ready to…
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pork and black bean chili
We took the kids camping last week. It was mostly ridiculously fun, but it was also chilly and a bit damp. It took me all of about five minutes after…
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wendell for wednesday
You mustn’t wish for another life. You mustn’t want to be somebody else. What you must do is this: “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.” I am…
