Photo by D. Lawry Recently I had the pleasure of spending 2-days with an amazing group of women. We spent time wandering the trails adjacent to the shaded banks of the Deschutes River, tried our hand at painting a landscape on canvas, and sorted through a collection of beads, stringing together treasured memories. Sprinkled throughout …
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Losing Sight of Important Things
Photo by Bing I'm embarrassed to even have to admit this but the Chai boiled over, again! But this time was different! This time, I was standing at the stove watching the amber liquid. A few bubbles appeared along the edge of the pan just as I turned to answer my husband’s question and wham, …
2 Things to Consider When You Have a Bully in Your Backyard
Photo by G. Crous (Unsplash) I’m going to apologize in advance to all of you who are avid Blue Jay enthusiasts. But I’ve decided I don’t like them. They are bird-bullies and I wish I had an anti-jay dome to keep them out of my backyard. A pair of doves are nesting on the downspout …
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Growing Where You’re Planted
Photo by G. Cattaruzzi (Unsplash) The gardener in me loves lavender. It smells amazing and attracts bees which helps to pollinate my summer vegetable garden. Recently, I decided to add a few more lavender plants to the backyard. I visited a local nursery and came across Provence Lavender. It is an interesting mixture of English …
Scorched Chai and Boiling Words
Photo by A. McCormick I love a good cup of Chai tea. There is something about warm almond milk mixed with black tea, cinnamon, clove, and cardamon that gets my morning started on the right foot. Well, that is until I temporarily become distracted and my delicious concoction boils over, coating the stovetop. Have you …
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