My galpal Jean Stevens in Seattle has been reading my blog and Facebook posts, where I often mention what I am about to make for dinner.  She asked, “umm.. do you just think about these things, or do you actually prepare and eat them?”  (I thought, now who would write about something they’re not really doing? And then I remembered, oh right, this is the internet…” ROFL)  When I further thought about it, I realized that oftentimes I will decide what to eat when I read what I’ve typed about it. Continue reading →

We didn’t start the fire.  Whether you are a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably remember his great song. Here it is, set to pictures… very cool. Had to share this one. It’s a neat flashback through the past half century.  Turn up volume and enjoy a review of 50 years of history in  less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University of Chicago with a lot of spare  time and Google. The  older you are, the more pictures you will recognize.  Check out the subliminals after the video, and take the survey. VERY interesting. http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

Join Esther and Jerry Hicks and Abraham on Thursday, February 19th and spend two hours with Abraham.  Join Esther and Jerry Hicks and the non-physical consciousness Abraham to learn how to manifest your desires and live the joyous and fulfilling life you deserve.  Whether you want to improve your relationships, health, finances, career, or just long to feel more at peace, Abraham’s insights will show you how to live a life filled with everything that is good. Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 17, 2009.  I just took a photo safari in my own yard.  I found some interesting things but some wouldn’t translate well into small photos.  Like two cuttings of turk’s cap I just put in the yard a month ago are only 6 inches high but each developed a bud and bloomed!  The weather has them fooled.  The mulberry blooms are too tiny to see and the loquats are still green, but my scheffelera arboricola has beautiful berries. Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Ok, I have to fess up. As healthy a diet as I have, and as little processed food and meat that I eat, I have retained one guilty pleasure.  In fact, I have just rediscovered it after several years away.  I used to never cook with canned soup.  I would eat Campbell’s canned cream of mushroom soup as a soup but never cooked with it.  Except this one dish my mom used to make.  Now that Campbell’s has changed their soup recipe, it is a relatively low fat dish. Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 17, 2009.  There’s a habit I’ve gotten myself into and it comes in handy when I’m stressed out.  It’s basically giving myself reminders in the form of pep talks when I wake up and before I go to sleep. Reminders to keep me motivated and focused on what’s going right.  “Good morning, beautiful,” I might say.  “You are the luckiest girl in the world and it is my good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.  All I have is yours, and I live to make you happy. Continue reading →

Monday, February 16, 2009. It’s pre-dawn and I’m listening to the light rain outside. I love hearing it drip from the leaves of the oaks onto the leaves of the giant philodendron outside my office window, and the birdbath beside it.  As I took a walk around my yard yesterday before sunset, I noticed the mulberry tree has little green sprouts shooting out on all the branches.  Two days ago it had none.  The bamboo is taking off and all my arbicola and turk’s cap cuttings made it through the cold snap.  My trees and bushes don’t know whether it’s spring or winter with this weather.  Mine were all lucky to have survived the cold snap, even the banana tree.  My loquat trees are all beginning to fruit as well.  With last night’s rain, there should be mega growth on everything by end of daylight today. Continue reading →

Sunday, February 15, 2009. 3:48pm  I have just finished the March issue of Horizons Magazine and sent it off to the printer.  I goofed up my timing this month and had to work the last two Sundays to catch up.  Typically I always have Sundays to myself and I like to alternate between the Yoga Shakti Mission, Unity Church of Melbourne and The New Way.  Not only do I enjoy the lessons and the music, but many of my friends attend each as well.  It’s my chance to see and say hi in person at least once a week.  I miss them when I have to work on a Sunday. Continue reading →

My brother Jerry is a hoot.  He knows I’ve been stressing this week trying to get the March Horizons Magazine done on time, and it has to be to press by sunset tonight.  He is always offering to help me.  Cancer male that he is, his nurturing nature wants to lighten my load.  So he emailed me this early morning and asked what version of Adobe InDesign I use to layout the magazine.  He is a whiz at learning new software, and he has a real intuitive gift for it. Continue reading →

This is a mini version of a soup my grandmother used to cook when we were kids.  You can make it non fat by eliminating the olive oil:  Lowfat White Bean Soup with Rosemary and Parmesan Continue reading →