… and your heart be as soft as tofu.
~ From a Chinese Proverb
Fraise de bois
A number of summers ago I was hiking in the mountains near Yellowstone Park. I began to smell strawberries; I mean really smell strawberries, essence of strawberries Continue reading
“A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
William Wordsworth
It’s Spring in Montana
Can you believe the vibrant color of these, our first daffodils? They have just bloomed and are a most welcome Continue reading
“My New Favorite Cookie”We all know classic macaroons as small, chewy cookies composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, ground almonds or finely shredded coconut. Some of us may even know about the multicolored modern-day macaroons that often include food coloring Continue reading
“Olive oil … asparagus … if your mother wasn’t so fancy,
we could shop at the gas station like normal people.”
Homer Simpson
I said I wouldn’t do it
Last week I wrote that while I turned my attention to gardening, my postings would only be once a week . . . unless I couldn’t help myself Continue reading
“Plant a radish; get a radish, never any doubt.
That’s why I love vegetables; you know what they’re about!”
From the musical The Fantasticks
Radishes rank among the humblest of vegetables. We take them for granted as there’s “never any doubt” with radishes Continue reading
