The garden is producing at a rate that is out of control!  In an effort to not waste a bit, I decided salsa was in order. We are not big salsa eaters, but once in a while, we do use it and I prefer to not buy...

So the other day when I was finishing off the first batch of my Icicle Pickles, which I must say are a-freakin’-mazing, I had about a pint of the syrupy pickle juice left over…all hot and ready to...

I remember a time in my late teens when I was as idealistic as I was naive and everything I did moved toward the most simple life possible.  There are parts of me that continue to yearn for this misty...

This week’s inspiration comes from the work of Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian artist born in 1960.  Her work is characterized by strong shapes from nature and bright colors. She is associated most highly...

Journal 52’s prompts this week were pretty easy for me to visualize.  When I read ‘What Lies Beneath’ and ‘Emerge’, I immediately knew I was going to draw about what lies beneath...

Hi there!  It’s been a heck of a week and I’m happy to be back writing this morning! Tonight we are celebrating both my honey’s birthday and my own and since my parents love our cooking, we...

Keep is one of my new favorite apps.  It will be one of yours soon too! I have searched and searched for a note taking app and tried many that are good and work for others such as Evernote, but didn’t...

Welcome back!  I hope you had time to check out some of the previous podcasts and tutorials on how to get started if you were one of the many who have no idea what I was talking about with the term...