I went summer adventuring in the Lewis and Clark Caverns outside Three Forks, Montana. Went into the caves, down and down and down, through magnificent stalagmite and stalactite formations, past the colony of fluttering brown bats, as we clamored down, squatting at times, duck-walking, sliding down the slippery bits, careful not to hit our heads, […]
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Cave Dwelling
Posted in Emotions/Inner World, Fear, Isolation/Belonging, Natural World, Photos, Travel on July 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If I put Prince William’s name in this title, will it count as part of the world-wide buzz?
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Emotions/Inner World, Friendship, Reminiscences, Travel on May 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If Prince William asks for a groom’s cake to be made from the McVitie’s company, perhaps the little Digestive biscuits I’ve been eating for 20+ years aren’t something to sneer at.
More pie, please
Posted in Cooking/Food & Wine, Family, Husbands, Reminiscences, Travel on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other night I was waxing nostalgic about lemon meringue pies. I had made some cookies and for the first time used lemon curd as a filling rather than jam, and the flavor sent me right back to family road trips for lemon meringue pie. Fried perch and then lemon meringue pie, to be exact. […]
Winter Wonderland
Posted in Children, Cooking/Food & Wine, Friendship, Natural World, Photos, Reminiscences, Travel, Writing on December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on a weekend snow trip, which, for those who know me, is a strange thing to hear from me. Having grown up with snow, then choosing to leave it, I am not usually one who seeks out how to return to it.
Psychic Slowdown
Posted in Beauty, Photos, Relaxation, Roses, Travel on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I spent some time over the weekend strolling through Portland, OR’s rose gardens (there are two, go figure – I thought there was only one). I brought my low-end digital camera, and just started walking, stopping whenever color, form, or curiosity moved me.