I love being a minister in a small town church. I am able to interact with our church family on a deeper level than I could in a large church. Our services are informal and more personal. We don’t have a huge hierarchy which means very little in the way of politics and problems. I…
Happy Father’s Day? For many people it is a happy, carefree time spent with a loving family. I can see in my mind’s eye picnics, celebrations, Sunday Drives, and outings. I can see multiple-generations of Dad’s and their exuberant families celebrating together. It is another Hallmark Card day. But not everyone celebrates. Children young and…
Summer brings out the fun and silly spirit in everyone, regardless of age. In Wheatland, WY, we have an annual tractor pull, and a pet parade. Seattle hosts a Power Tool Drag Race (looks like a Pinewood Derby track), Montreal has a Wiener Dog Race, Nashville has its Rubber Ducky Race and New Orleans hosts…
Ok, so I have a lovely stove/oven in my kitchen. I also have DeLonghi table top grill that cooks just about everything, including toast. So, why must I cook in the back yard over a campfire? Recently I wrote about being a pioneer wannabe, so perhaps that is the reason behind my desire to cook…
I had been thinking about just giving up on the running goal. I walk often and keep busy gardening, but I have been fearful of wogging again. I felt sooooo old after having so many muscle problems. However, at just the right moment I heard about a twice weekly exercise class. It is mostly a…
It is much easier to cook dinner at home and sleep in my own bed. Some unknown force sends me out into the wild, with a van full of high tech camping gear and my dog. We walk around, scavenge for tidbits, watch fish jump, listen to birds fight, and cook up a little something…
Dear Master Gardener, We don’t know how you pulled it off, but we are a garden! Weeds are under control. Compost has been laid onto beds. The corn, summer squash, blue hubbard, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, okra, and sunflowers are germinating. The jalapenos are setting already. cucumbers corn says, “hello world” blue hubbard looking tentative Zuke, strong…
If you could choose when you were born, what era would you pick? Some people long to be living in the carefree roaring 20s, and others in Victorian England. How about being born into the age of world exploration, mapping out trades routes on sailing ships. I know that some people long for the vibrant…
In the news recently I heard about how we should eat bugs. That’s right. The food supply will need to double by 2050 to keep up with the population growth. And, we all know that bugs replicate fast! Well, I about lost my breakfast when reading that suggestion. Still, 3 billion people already subsist on…
Hunks and Babes. The world is full of beautiful people who excel at attracting others. You know that kind of person who has both a flirty personality and physical appeal. The world is full of attractive people who attract other attractive people and together they make such attractive babies. I am not one of those…