Reading Challenge for 2019
So without further ado, here is our reading challenge for 2019! Please join us in this.
Month: December 2018
Bits and Clips for December 2018
I hope you find something in the links and memes in this post that encourages you, challenges you, informs, you or inspires you.
29 Love-filled 29’s (New Anniversary Poem by Polly Castor)
29 years ago, on December 29, we got married.
(Yes, I was 29 at the time.)
I’d say I’d write 29 reasons I’m glad I did
but
My Art Year in Review 2018
In this post, you can see some of my favorite work done this year, hear of the progress made and opportunities enjoyed, as well as my art goals for the coming year.
Books We Got for Christmas 2018
We continue to be a bookish bunch, as you can see from this post, which shows the books we gave and received this Christmas.
Advent Poems (Links)
Here are some links to advent themed poetry both by Polly Castor and others. Merry Christmas Eve!
Skyr Ranch Dressing (Recipe)
This dressing I made last night is the revelation of the moment. It is amazingly good! Just maybe the best ranch you’ve ever had.
2018 Reading Challenge Complete
Here you can see the 56 books I read this year. I love the structure and accountability doing these reading challenges bring to my life. Thanks for joining me in it!
Langostino Pad Thai with Spaghetti Squash (Recipe)
This is delicious enough for special, and easy enough for a weekday.
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Cookbook and Movie Review)
I love this cookbook, which is more about teaching you how to cook, and the concepts and procedures behind cooking, than step by step recipes.
Blue Christmas
Many people are missing someone, grieving, or feeling left out or left behind, and this time of year heightens those feelings, making them more poignant.
Lessons from a Burned Chin
Go the extra mile with someone, and condescend to be human for a moment with those that find themselves in human predicaments. Sometimes we need to tell the truth about the lie…
Progress on Our Younger Daughter’s Ceramics Capstone Project
Now as a senior in college, she is half way through her “ceramics capstone” which will culminate in a museum show next April. She has been focusing on developing two specific types of dishes. The first ones…
Step Out of Busyness (Rick Hanson quote)
“We have to take a stand against the crazy mental busyness that has become the new normal. We’re bombarded with things to think about all day long…