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I've taken a variety of personality tests over the years. In a college course there was a test that matched personality traits to career options. I was down the middle on almost every single trait and got one career match: librarian. Then in a graduate class I was auditing, we did the Myers-Briggs. In a … Continue reading Pigeonholed by Personality
When the temps start rising this time of year, it gets harder and harder to turn on the oven. With minimal cooking and the ability to incorporate almost any vegetable the season offers, pasta salad becomes a go-to meal around our house for the summer. Diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes (not too bad-tasting out of season … Continue reading Summer Cooking
As the days get longer, our family often spends the hour(s) after supper working, playing, and enjoying the outdoors. The heat of the sun becomes screened by the trees on the mountain to the west, and thought it is not dark yet the air is much cooler and pleasanter. I was puttering about in my … Continue reading Pain and Beauty
I can hardly let May pass by without mentioning strawberry shortcake. We've been having a hard time finding strawberries to pick around here--apparently the rains hit at just the wrong time this spring. I feel bad for the strawberry farmers who had a short, wet season last year too. We did find some already-picked strawberries … Continue reading Shortcake
You know when you're researching "chicken manure application" and then one of the websites you've visited has this gorgeous click-bait picture of a natural pool off to the side . . . no? Hasn't happened to you? Just me, then. Well, I went down the rabbit trail. I mean, look at this! found at: http://simplepooltips.com/building-natural-swimming-pools-eco-diy/ … Continue reading Rabbit Trail: Natural Pools
I don't know if it's the up and down outdoor temps that did it, but my family's all got the mid-May sniffles. *sniffle* Not so fun after the gorgeous summer-like weather we were having during the past few weeks. So, to chase the chills away and bring us all back to health there's a pot … Continue reading Soup for the Soul
We celebrated a birthday in our family recently. In the weeks and days leading up to it there was the usual discussion of what kind of cake the birthday child wanted, what we would have for dinner, any special activities we would do that day, etc. It ended up being a full day, with a … Continue reading Queen for a Day
