Tag: doityourself

Meat, Lies, and Cardiogate

Posted on March 15, 2024   |   By

As a child my diet was atrocious. I was raised on the Standard American Diet. It was packaged, processed, “fast”, and loaded with sugar and vegetable oils in all their inglorious forms. I rarely ate any type of meat. My twenty-something year old body…   Read More →

Of Mice and Chicks

Posted on March 7, 2024   |   By

Pangur Bán. An odd name for an odd cat. He was an unplanned adoption. I entered the hardware supply store in search of plants, pots, and soil and left with a beautiful white cat with magical eyes of blue and green. “It’s Pangur Bán!…   Read More →

Essential Me

Posted on April 12, 2021   |   By

There’s a lot of talk about what qualifies as essential these days. The re-framing of language has led to much confusion in the ranks. Let’s keep it simple. You are essential. I am essential. We are intelligent beings capable of incalculable goodness and great…   Read More →

Alive

Posted on June 29, 2020   |   By

The month of June is almost at a close. As I sit and type I hear the rain coming down outside my open window. I love the rain – the way it sounds, looks and smells. I often just want to step into it,…   Read More →

I, Woman

Posted on March 8, 2020   |   By

It’s the month of March and, apparently, it’s time for us all to celebrate the successful woman. Specifically, this is defined as women who are leaders of industry or some other category of wealth and respectability. Truly I say, bravo to these women who…   Read More →

Leap Day!

Posted on February 29, 2020   |   By

It’s leap day and boy did we take a leap! The long wait for the arrival of our new “home” on wheels for a year – is over. There she sits in the driveway – all 21 feet of her – looking much larger…   Read More →