Our refrigerator bulged with garden produce. What a gift! What a challenge! I decided to tackle the veggie bins and came up with a hodge-podge casserole that leaned towards something, somewhat, Italian in a Minnesotan (hot dish) sort of way. Zucchini, tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, and hamburger. I added rice noodles, seasonings, and parmesan cheese. In the oven it… Read More
Influences
I felt Grandma shaking my shoulder, but sleep had a better hold on me. She persisted until my eyes opened and made contact with hers. “Get up,†she said. “We need to go to the basement. Now.†A thunderstorm was growling and spitting beyond the safety of the bed blankets, and I sensed Grandma’s growing fear. Still groggy and coated… Read More
The Latest On Menopause Research?
I noted this article today in our local paper, although the author is writing out of Chicago. Â The ongoing research and confusion continue to be comfortable bedmates. Â I would urge any woman with menopausal questions to find a practitioner she trusts, and from whom she can get an individualized assessment of her symptoms. Â Menopause is NOT a disease. It is… Read More
Feeling My Presence
There is a thin veneer writers maintain in order to live in the world. We sit in a puddle of thoughts, splashing our words onto paper, napkins, or computer screens, and hope others will want to see the results. To be that open…to invite judgment and criticism… is torturous. And yet not to share what is within is even more… Read More
More Than A Fair Day
A line of fidgety folks stood before me. The ticket booth for the Minnesota State Fair was doing hot business after a week of weak sales. My husband already had his ticket since he would be doing volunteer work later in the day. Waggling his ticket in the air… safely within the fairgrounds… he waited as I took one slow… Read More
Seeds Of Happiness
The hunger for soil under the fingernails in spring’s first warm days does crazy things to the mind. Each year I mentally plot out my garden with the intention of rotating crops. This time I wondered if I put in two mounds of squash could I plant sunflowers around them? My idea was that the squash would use the sturdy… Read More
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