Sunday Poetry: The Nothingness of Air
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday blogs here. Today’s poem, Song for Autumn by Mary Oliver seems perfect for mid-October, when the anticipation of winter is always with us, even on days when summer seems to be asserting itself, although briefly. The…
Read MoreJust For Fun–Il Profumo del Mare and other delights
I have a problem. I hate to throw out books. You may think this is a non-issue, since it’s easy enough to donate them to church or library sales, throw them on a card table at a garage sale, give them to friends. But the truth is, I have books most people I know can’t…
Read MoreCHUsday: Flexitarian, Vegetarian, Vegan and Carnivore
So, do you know what kind of “eater” you are? Or have you ever even wondered. Maybe you grew up with fried-green tomatoes, ham biscuits and red eye gravy. Maybe you grew up with brown rice, tofu and bean sprouts. Or maybe your family was eclectic and ate a little of this and a little of…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: How the Pieces Fit Together
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday blogs here. Last week’s poem, Movies, by Billy Collins, was in honor of all the movies I seem to be watching now that the weather’s changing. Additionally, I’m closing in on the deadline of my next…
Read MoreWho’s At The Controls? You Might Be Surprised
Today I got an email from an unhappy reader because the copy of Sunset Bridge she bought was missing significant pages. Unfortunately this was the fourth or fifth email of its kind in the past few weeks. Clearly somewhere along the way a small batch of that title, the final of three in my Happiness Key series, went…
Read MoreCHUsday: What Will You CHUse To Make This Month?
Congratulations to Nancy Badertscher, who won last month’s CHU giveaway by trying a vegetarian broccoli quiche to feed her visiting vegetarian children. Nancy used a recipe from Pillsbury’s Easy Vegetarian Meals, and I’m providing the link to the same quiche, as well as the cookbook.
Read MoreSunday Poetry: So Long As I Am Not In Danger
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday blogs here. I loved today’s poem the moment it found me. Maybe I love it most because we rejoined Netflix this month after a summer away, and in the past two weeks I’ve seen more movies than…
Read MoreBooks As Weapons: A War on Words
Tomorrow is the final day of Banned Books Week, 2011. In the words of the American Library Association: “Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while…
Read MoreCHUsday and Bread’s Baking in the Oven
If you’ve tuned in for the first time, you can read all about CHUsday and my monthly giveaway here. Or go to Cookbook Hoarders United under categories and see what we’ve been doing. The comments have slacked off, so if you’re pulling out old cookbooks, you’re not telling me and entering the giveaway. Why not…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: I Cried Over Beautiful Things
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday blogs here. Friday was the first day of fall, and deserves a poem in commemoration. I’ve chosen Autumn Movement by Carl Sandburg, and because it’s in public domain, I can quote it here. Autumn, a time…
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