We Tried Making Everything Bagels
Well this was fun, but more work than is worth doing very often. The dough must rise, then be boiled, then coated, and then baked.
Polly Castor
My Sunday School Pupil Graduates
In our church once you turn 20, you graduate from Sunday School. Today my youngest student graduated, a wonderful young woman of whom we are all very proud.
Book Review: A Bigger Message (Conversations with David Hockney)
I found this book fascinating and give it five stars. David Hockney’s work has spanned a provocative period in the art world, with its changing views and…
Photos of a Hot Walk at New Pond Farm
When it is hovering just below 100˚ with lots of humidity it can feel like the longest day of the year! So one might as well get out in it. Here are photos from…
Recipe: Garlic Scape and Almond Pesto
If you are growing garlic scapes or see them in the Farmer’s Market this time of year, this is a great use for them… a wonderful garlic delivery system!
Photos of Houses in my Neighborhood Last Spring
I took these photos on some of the nice days early this spring but never got around to posting them until now…
My Sister’s Family Comes For Lunch
To most of you this event may not seem newsworthy, but this is the third time these folks have visited in the 20 years we’ve lived here. It was so lovely to…
Recipe: Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I got this recipe from blog reader Patti, who got it from blog reader Anne, who got it from someone else, who I think got it from the Barefoot Contessa.
Is This Abstract Painting Finished or Not?
This is layer #4 of an oil painting that is not finished as intended when I began, but I’m liking it as is and wonder whether to stop and call it finished or…
New Poem by Me: Zeroing in on the Practice
In the history of science/ it took a long time for the concept of zero/ to be accepted as something more than a placeholder./ Once it was, negative numbers…
Thomas Aquinas’ Mother
Homeschooling parents learn all sorts of things. This is today’s interesting tidbit. I’ll comment on it below after sharing the basic story here:
Our Son Starts as a Counselor at Crystal Lake Camps
Our son starts today as a counselor at Crystal Lake Camps in Pennsylvania, where he completed the counselor-in-training program last summer.
Book Review: Sketchbook Confidential
I’ve read through this book slowly, a couple of page spreads at a time: each artist featured here had two page spreads. I enjoyed seeing examples of artists’ private…
New Poem by me: Rendered Dysfunctional
I’m going to give a little preface for this poem as it may not seem in keeping with this blog’s hallmark of hope. Some of you have me way up on a pedestal, but
Poem by Virginia Thesiger: The Safe Place
The Safe Place: There is no little space where God is not,/ No crevice, cranny, fissure, scissure, slot,/…Through which His counterfeits can infiltrate.
Recipe: Cornbread with Sprouted Flour
As discussed previously on this blog, I’ve been working on recipes incorporating Sprouted Spelt Flour. This cornbread is a keeper. It is delicious!