The nasturtium flowers are not quite blooming yet, so I haven’t fried them. I’m trying to give the zucchinis a chance to flourish before I start snatching the flowers – so we’re frying the Daylilies while we wait for the rest of summer’s bloom. Yes. I mean those Daylilies. Those ordinary blossoms on tall spiky [...]
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Adapted from my newspaper column. I am bored. If there is any mantra that epitomizes summer with children, that phrase is it. As their mother, the words send me into a tailspin. Childhood should be happy, joyful, and adventurous. Not boring. What can I do to pull them out of this distressing state? My suggestions [...]
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When you put together the simple ingredients for this crumble, you’ll think, “Ho hum…nothing special about this, but a great way to serve up this week’s bountiful supply of berries.” Then, when you take your first bite, you’ll check to see if maybe a little elfin showed up in your kitchen, when you weren’t looking, [...]
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On Saturday night, Dad took the canoe out, with the little boys, to trek over to the lily pads. The frogs are so loud across the lake — they don’t give a hoot who might be trying to sleep. He always plans to do this, but with all the repairs, chores and cleaning up, it [...]
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There was a strong wind, around 16 mph, and the sun was shining brightly. It was hot — the hot humid heavy heat that those winds could not blow off our chests. The seconds started to become filled as if they were minutes around 3 in the afternoon, when I heard a bang, a crash [...]
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I’m writing this at 2 in the afternoon — just after I finished my first meal of the day — a bowl of Go Lean Crunch (with the flax seeds) and my morning cup of tea. I’m saving the shake (with kale from my garden, for later.) My second full day of summer vacation, without [...]
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He was ahead of me by about 2 hours, with the two little boys. There were lots of storms, purple lightning touching the ground — sheets of rain. So, I called him to ask how the weather was ahead of us, and to make sure they were all right. He said, “We’re doing just Great. [...]
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