I am truly grateful that I have so many places where I can check in - with friends and family and colleagues who I love and respect and who love and respect me, and who care about what is going on with me. Not just the stories of what's...
Some out of the norm days of eating for me. Lunch and dinner at Saybrook University's residential conference, at the Westin near the San Francisco airport. Plenty of vegetables, which I appreciated, but I still was craving salad when I...
I love scones, and though these are somewhat different than the ones made with white flour, I find them quite satisfying. Especially with lemon curd! Cranberry Scones 2 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup sucanat 2 teaspoons baking...
A student wrote asking me about the training, experiences, career choices, realizations that have brought me to my present work. As I began my response, I realized that I had written some of this already, and that perhaps others might be...
There is a lot I want to achieve this year, and to avoid overwhelm I am just plugging along, doing what I can do, one step at a time. No point in getting stressed about it - that will definitely not move things any faster. Part of me...
I'm starting the year off right - I vowed to re-establish consistency on my morning movement practice, which is feeling very good. My body is grateful! My practice is simple: I light a candle, center myself, and then spend 20 minutes...
We are already two days into the new year, and I'm finally finishing up the food collages for the last days of 2011. I plan to keep up with these daily food collages, as they definitely do keep me accountable and attentive to what I am...
I have a few friends who can't have wheat or gluten. I made sure I baked some goodies that they would be able to eat over the holidays. Here are two of my favorites. Flourless Espresso Choco Gems This is a new one for me, from the...
How can it be that my last posted food collage was the 14th?!? These days are moving very quickly indeed. Now, post solstice, they are getting longer, and I am glad of this - my hibernation impulse has been more intense than usual this...
The past few days have been cloudy and short, and I have been busy at the computer. Other than my weekly trip to Santa Cruz for the farmer's market and other errands, and walking and interval running around our land, I've been inside,...
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