Ok, that doesn’t sound too bad does it?? It’s not, and I’m not complaining…well, except I would’ve liked more time to blog about our trip this week. I have more photos from beautiful Lake Tahoe coming soon…what a fabulous time of year to visit the lake! There’s still snow on the mountains, the air is […] Read more…
Month: June 2011
Tahoe – Rubicon Trail to Emerald Bay Hike
As expected, it’s just glorious up here in Lake Tahoe. We’re staying in Incline Village for 5 days with our good friends Greg and Dianna. There is still quite a bit of snow up on the mountaintops making almost every view simply gorgeous. The crisp, clean air just makes the colors seem much more vivid […] Read more…
The Garden’s Growing
WOW, I feel like I just put a lot of these seedlings in the ground and am so amazed at their progress. Even though I’ve been super busy at work this week (heading out on vacation next week), I wanted to get some photos up of how my herbs and veggies are growing. I’m always […] Read more…
Meatless Monday – White Bean Patties
This recipe is inspired by Whole Living magazine. I read it, I craved it, then I made it! Ingredients: 1 – 19 oz can white beans 1/2 shallot, finely diced 1 small carrot, finely grated 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1 tsp chopped fresh sage Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive […] Read more…
New Chicks in the Family
Here they are…our little girls! Well, they actually live at Libby’s house, but that makes them my little “Grand-chicks”, right? I wanted to post pics from when they were the teeniest, tiniest little cuties, but I swear, they grew overnight! I think this is their teenage phase – don’t they look like they’re suffering from […] Read more…
Mimi’s Path to Dominican Sisterhood
Remember how in the past I mentioned Mimi was considering becoming a Nun? Well, this last weekend, Libby, Hunter, Westly and I joined her in visiting the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. This is a congregation of Holy sisters (nuns) that Mimi has chosen and is hoping to join in the future. We went […] Read more…
Vegan health Tips
I had a doctor’s appointment today. Not a big deal really, so no worries. Just been feeling a bit off lately and well, having a bit of a skin rash issue. I’ve been a bit in denial about dealing with the rash, but last week when it appeared on my neck (and forehead), I figured, […] Read more…