Currently growing in Southern California
It is supposed to snow tomorrow. Snow, in November, on Thanksgiving. I live in the desert in California. IF it snows, it snows in February or March. Never in November. Nevertheless, our plans continue. I’m making dinner and people are coming over to eat it. My uncle was hesitant to accept my invitation knowing that…
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When I get bored I want to cook. Cooking engages my brain, it smells good, it tastes good, and if I do it right, it looks good. I’ve created something wonderful from just a few random forgotten ingredients in the fridge. This quiche was no different. Its the end of the week and I have odds and ends in the fridge that need to get used up.
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At 2am last Friday, I drove my daughter to a Starbucks in a nearby town. She got out of the car, gave me a big hug and sleepily climbed into the truck of a classmate whose parents had offered to drive them to the airport. From there they would join their teacher and other…
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The afternoons are the hardest. I drive to Brae’s school after leaving work and cannot stop yawning. I yawn so often that my jaw starts to ache and I turn up the music hoping I won’t fall asleep at the wheel. I couldn’t figure out what was causing me to be so tired in the middle…
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Happy Autumn Equinox! Mother Earth decided to bless us by sending our first real Fall day. The temperature dropped from the upper 90s down to 72 and breezy in just a couple days. The wind smelled wet and cold. It blew strongest in the afternoon and the dust was so thick in places that visibility was…
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I woke up in the middle of the night freezing cold. Even though I had a fuzzy warm blanket and my son snuggled up next to me, it wasn’t enough to keep me warm. I managed to sleep the rest of the night, but first thing this morning, before I even made coffee, I lit…
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Are you feeling those first stirrings of Fall yet? I know I have been for a couple of weeks now. The nights are much cooler. My bedroom windows are still open at night, but only a crack. The evenings are still very warm but I have pulled out the warmer blankets for the middle of…
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*This is going to be long, but its necessary to tell the whole thing. I relied heavily on stories people told online to pinpoint my symptoms and eventually come up with a cure, so here is my story. I hope it helps someone out there. I wake up at 6 am, still exhausted from the…
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It feels so good to be posting a recipe! Its been too long! Recently I discovered a wonderful website called Scribd. It’s basically Netflix for books and I am totally in love with it. Its like having an entire library at my fingertips. This month I’ve been reading this wonderful book called The Happiness Project…
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Winter has touched the landscape with its icy fingers. This morning I woke up to a crisp 25 degrees outside. A thick layer of frost blanketed the ground. The apple trees and grapevines have been bare for over a week, the ice in the bird baths is 1/2 inch thick in the mornings, and piles…
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Shoots and Roots 