Most of you know I’m the proud mama of quite a brood: 8 rescue animals—3 big dogs and 5 cats. Every single one of them has issues—different issues—that make caring for them an amazing dance that I’ve learned how to do over time.
Sumptuous Green Chili Stew Revisited
Awhile back I made Maggie Towne’s wonderful Green Chili Stew. While still quite delicious, I ended up making a rather significant substitution which changed the character of the dish. So I wanted to try it again using the canned hominy the recipe calls for.
Lost and Found, an Artist’s Path
Sometimes I get lost. I don’t mean out in the world, out in landscape. But, rather, lost in terms of any sense of how I fit within the world—unclear about what gives my life meaning or why I exist, where I belong.
Your Heart Can Learn to Sing Again
Another lovely piece by blog reader Sylvia Montesinos titled “Your Heart Can Learn to Sing Again”
Comforting Danish Meatloaf
This comforting Danish Meatloaf recipe comes to us from Lee Hynes. And don’t forget, the leftovers make terrific sandwiches. Just had one sitting in the gallery’s studio. I highly recommend you give this one a spin around your own kitchen.
What Makes You Beautiful?
I used to worry about beauty all the time. I never felt marginally attractive, let alone beautiful. I grew from being a gangly tom-boy into a very tall, rather plain-looking woman–this in a culture fixated on beauty.
The Canyon Series
I’ve known that some new series was germinating in me, across the long months of the winter when I was lying dormant, writing but not painting. I have been “working” on a new series of canyon paintings.