“Take No Thought For What You Eat” (Deep Think #4)
Curious why a Christian Science practitioner takes care about what she eats? This is where I stand.
Polly Castor
Strawberry Basil Salad Dressing Recipe
This salad dressing is different and delicious. It is very easy to make and feels like the epitome of summer.
Rodeo Beach, California (Photos)
The colors on the surrounding hillsides, the sea stacks and crashing Pacific ocean, the driftwood and the company, all were wonderful.
Independence and Liberty
By refusing to jump off the cliff myself– by exercising my own independence and liberty– I help someone else have the objectivity not to do so as well. Please join me.
Whole30 for 180 Days!
Overall, this project was a success on many levels. Firstly, I feel in control, instead of being at the mercy either of food itself, or of a wildly immoral food system.
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (Book Review)
I warn you, there are a lot of guns in this book, and because of that, I debated even honoring it with a review here.
Short Poems About Peace by Children
Plaques like these by elementary school aged children are scattered all over the peace garden near the Sacramento capitol.
Bits and Clips for June 2018
This is a monthly feature of the best that I saw, read or head on the internet in the past month. I hope you find here in these links and (many!) memes something that motivates, inspires, educates, or enlightens you:
June Roses 2018 (Photos)
I hope these images of the beautiful roses bring as much joy and sunshine into your life as they did mine.
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento
We enjoyed our first visit to the Crocker Museum of Art while we were in Sacramento. In this post you can see a sampling of the the range of interesting art and ceramics there…
Photos from Airplanes
All these photos out the airplane windows were taken with my (unfiltered) iPhone.
Prayer Nuggets #4
Here are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (Recipe)
This sauce is delicious. You could put it on pasta, spiraled veggies, filets of fish, or like shown in the last photo below in stir-fry’s and saute’s of any kind.
The Way Other People Treat Us Isn’t About Us (Rita Sharma Quote)
You don’t have to allow their judgement to become your truth.
Good Books About Trains for Children and Young Adults
Trains is a subject that does not sound like school but has many important lessons none the less, including multicultural ones and moral ones. All foster a love of learning and stretches imaginations. Consider giving some of these to a child you love!
Psalm of Life (Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.