Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, family, food, recipes, Thoughts on April 28, 2022| Leave a Comment »
My doctor may not agree* but some days you just need to go all in. This recipe is one example**:
Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
Peel, cook, mash, mix. The secret to success is lots of everything good; more butter, more milk, more salt.
Simple. Good.
* I use this rule in moderation, which makes the times when I do even better.
** Lest one accuse my mother of writing an incomplete recipe, I admit that there was originally more to it than this. I’ve stripped it down to the essentials:)
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, kindness, quotes, Thoughts on April 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Be an encourager. Scatter sunshine. Who knows whose life you might touch with something as simple as a kind word.”
― Debbie Macomber
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Affinity Photo, Canada geese, Spring, Thoughts, yay on April 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Not everyone likes Canada Geese (they can be messy), but I love to hear them calling as they fly north to the river, pointing the way to spring.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #theblackwalnutbakery, empathy, news, Thoughts, Ukraine on April 24, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s a question I sometimes ask as I see the news: What would it be like if that were my town, my street, my house? Perhaps you do too.
With apologies to Parliament, a minor experiment:
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Depressing? A bit, sorry for that. But if it helps me be even a little more empathetic, it’s worth it.
One of my favorite ways to help is to feed people. World Central Kitchen is doing just that.
More links and resources from our favorite local (and Ukrainian co-owned) bakery: Stand with Ukraine – The Black Walnut Bakery Inc.
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts on April 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
― Mae Jemison
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, #EarthDay, climate change, Thoughts on April 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It is Earth Day 2022 and I’ll be honest, between the news and climate change I’m feeling a tiny bit discouraged, but! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the climate news is not all bad.
Should we be concerned? Of course. Is there hope? Of course!
How young people are taking action against climate change
5 ways to live more sustainably this Earth Day
We know individual actions can only get us so far, and solving the astronomical issue of climate change is the job of governments and policies. But we also know that our decisions matter.
Let’s make them count.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, authors, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, inspiration, interviews, Murderbot, sff, SFWA, Thoughts, Writers, writing on April 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What’s this, what’s this? I have just discovered that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has a video interview series with interesting authors like Ann Leckie, Ken Liu, Karen Lord and more. It’s called Narrative Worlds and is hosted by author Kate Elliott.
I now know this because I follow Martha Wells (Murderbot and much more), and she is heading for the interview chair this Sunday the 24th.
Busy on Sunday? Me too, probably, but good news, SFWA archives the series.
Have I listened to these yet? I just discovered they existed five minutes ago so no, I have not. The list of authors is impressive, however, and I expect good things.
Also Murderbot.
If you’re into science fiction and fantasy and are curious about what’s goes on in a writer’s head, check out this series.
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts, writing on April 20, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Here’s the funny thing about posting every day: I feel I should also be making something amazing every day.
I’m not, I mean, sometimes I am but mostly I’m living life as a regular run-of-the-mill yet awesome human, like the rest of you. Work, not work, the usual. That doesn’t always result in a finished product.
That, as I remind myself, is ok.
And it makes the productive days even more special.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, Thoughts, Tuesdays on April 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Being a one-word meditation on the concentrated essence of Tiw’s Day:
Ugh.
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Posted in Food and..., tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, food, Spring, Thoughts on April 18, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It’s Monday and it’s Spring and (despite the fact that we are expecting snow tonight) what better time to direct you to this helpful video about asparagus?
America’s Test Kitchen reviews the basics and useful methods of preparation, but also busts several asparagus myths wide open.
I know, I’m excited too!
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