Searching for a Balance

give or take a couple - and I was starting to think we'd run out.

very often, and I've gotten pretty good at making an omelet.

with the Social Eater.

It's always fun to see what new books our library director has bought, and you will never guess what I saw behind my desk yesterday!  No...

That's wine in the jar. It has to be close to a year ago when I thought I'd just let a bottle of red wine go sour, thereby making...

"I have often wondered, when I read about fellows getting horsewhipped on the steps of their club, why they didn't just go up the s...

and deepest of the deep blue skies.

Today was one of those balmy October days I can't resist - so I stayed out as long as I could. I cut back the hydrangea and brought seve...

Debra and I went to lunch at a local place we love, and then stopped at a health food store because I've been wanting to try kombucha. A...

I have two feet left of yarn - just enough to thread the needle and gather up the remaining stitches on the knitted hat. Wow!  An...

"Blessed be the Lord for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, for the deep that coucheth beneath. And for the precious fruits br...

I recently made which go rather nicely with these old Vera napkins (that I never liked but don't mind so much lately).

Today was the most perfect of days, and our most brilliant tree in the back yard is definitely brilliant. And for Columbus Day supper, ...

"Again, don't fight; if you fight, you'll crack. You can't fight foul language, foul smells, sweat, dirt, and all the rest ...

Dolly listens to Bill Evans in a sunny spot on the ironing board.

Well, last night's post was a bit premature. This morning my problems returned as before, and then a friend sent me a link about Akismet...

Back in the early days of email, I found a small site which offered email services and had little problems with it for several years. Meanwh...

Apples again. I saw an image on pinterest of hollowed-out apples with vanilla ice cream in them. This sounded very good, except I thoug...

I'm still dealing with our apples; today I made more applesauce and then thought I'd try something else - these apples aren't...

They come, God's messengers of love, They come from realms of peace above, From homes of never-fading light, From blissful mansions e...

after harvest and plowing.

"You are the heirs of a great testimony, a precious witness to Christ. He is the Light of the World; he is the light of our lives! The ...

Note to Self:  When mixing ingredients for a cake made with butter, please ignore instructions to mix all together at once - remember to cre...

I can't believe I actually made yogurt today. I've been wanting to for years, but kept putting it off. I used Anna's croc...

I made myself take yarn from the stash recently and find something to knit with it. What my hand ended up grabbing was a skein of Berroco F...

"Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia....

After one batch of slow-cooked applesauce, I am relieved that our slightly mealy apples still made good sauce with a slug of cider to hel...

with brown packing paper for the wrapping. I just tore strips the width I wanted; the paper got ironed this time. I guess I'm just ...

It's been either so hot, or rainy, and I hadn't gotten out to pick any apples, but while mowing this evening, my brother thought he...

Sshhhhh.   While Dolly is sleeping, I'll tell you a little story. You have heard this story before, in different versions; so if ...