Is It Time For A Three Pyramid Food Chart?
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On a very basic level, choosing what foods we eat in a day are some of the most import decisions we make. Too often, though, these decisions fall prey to other priorities — time, energy, availability, mood. . . So we wind up making… Continue Reading →
In a time when too many consider imperfections and failure as “not an option” it is important to remind ourselves that “There Is No Effort Without Error Or Shortcoming…” “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who… Continue Reading →
For The Joy Of Animals: Gambolling Cows
Sticky postThoughts of spring usually bring to mind sunshine and rain; budding trees and daffodils; baby animals and -- gambolling cows? After a winter spent cooped up in a barn eating oats and grains, can ...
Have you ever heard of the Italian dish called Acqua Pazza or Fish in Crazy Water? While the dish originated from fishermen of the Neapolitan area, who sautéed the catch of the day in seawater together with tomatoes and extra… Continue Reading →
In our rush to be and do everything, we rush past so much that maybe small in the moment but huge in a life time. “There are some good things to be said about walking. Not many, but some. Walking… Continue Reading →
With 52% of US adults having type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, who among us hasn’t seen friends or family (or self?) struggling with the disease? And how many of us still don't fully grasp the dise...
Spring is nature’s time for growth and renewal. So, what better time for us to recognize and understand the many facets of natures’ life cycles. And what better way for us to participate and observe than to plant something edible!… Continue Reading →
Heartbreaking, breathtaking, hopeful… of Jacobites and the fierce loyalty to kings … and the Glencoe Massacre Read More…
A traditional Polish family favorite made easier. #JovinaCooks #GreatRecipe Read More…
“Perhaps success in the future will depend partly on our ability to generate cheap power, but I think it will depend to a greater extent on our ability to resist a technological formula that is sterile: peas without pageantry, corn without coon, knowledge without wisdom, kitchens without a warm stove. There is more to these rocks than uranium; there is the lichen on the rock, the smell of the fern whose feet are upon the rock, the view from the rock...” E.B. White, Essays of E.B. White
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Elwyn Brooks “E. B.” White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985)
Husband, father, Animal lover, naturalist, gentlem...
One of the best things about healthy eating is guilt-free desserts. #TheHealthyGrandma #GlutenFreeRecipe Read More…
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Important reads!
Pitch-perfect writing …quite a tale about members of the Mormon community in rugged 1888 Utah. Read More…
A bit of food for an “April Fools” thought… Most of us would consider ourselves to be something of a foodie — we take great pleasure in our food and eating. We know where to get the best buffalo wings,… Continue Reading →
Apparently Cinderella isn’t the only one with a mouse helper. Handy & compact maybe having a mouse maid will be the next little thing… A mouse has been captured tidying up bits and bobs in a pensioner's shed. Stephen McKears… Continue Reading →
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Much food for thought and well worth the time!
There is something magical and compelling in the delicate artistry of snowflakes. It’s as if nature decided to show off one of its finest creations in a study of contrasts and contradictions. After all, how can snowflakes fall at a… Continue Reading →
Looking to reduce carbs in your diet and love beans? You might want to try Black Soybeans! Black soybeans are merely a black variety of the soybean. They are grown to be eaten similar to other legumes, either dried or… Continue Reading →
Oh how I loved WASHINGTON BLACK by Esi Edugyan! I was in need of lovely, sensory language and an engaging tale – and perhaps, more so, I was in need of a journey with incredibly rich characters. As the book… Continue Reading →
"An infallible test of civilization is that a man claiming to be civilized should be an intelligent toiler, that he should understand the dignity of labor, and that his work should be such as to advance the interests of the community to which he belongs." ~~ Mahatma Gandhi (or Mohandas K. Gandhi)
From THE ESSENTIAL GANDHI: An Anthology of his Writings on his Life, Work, and Ideas; Louis Fisher, Editor, p. 82
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When you watch bald eagles being raised in near blizzard conditions, you might get the impression that they are pretty impervious to the cold. But, as one bald eagle found out the hard way, given the right circumstances mother nature… Continue Reading →
Mardi Gras is just around the corner and the Gulf Coast residents have started to prepare for the celebration. Several weeks before, towns across the coast hold Krewe parties, Mardi Gras balls and Krewe parades culminating in the Grand Parade… Continue Reading →