Rather then complain for a week about how hungry and lightheaded my husband and I are on a Food Stamp Budget of no more then $1 per meal/$3 a day each, we have decided to do something different. For the many people that live on $21 or less due to various reasons, for far […]
Filed under: Food Stamp Challenge on June 21st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
At this very moment I am sitting at my desk slowly savoring my last cup of coffee for the day and the next several days for that matter. Our windows are open and there is a slight breeze billowing through the sheer white summery curtains throughout our home. As sunlight pours through my […]
Filed under: Food Stamp Challenge on June 21st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A little over a month ago, when my husband and I had decided to participate in the widely debated and discussed Food Stamp Challenge, our purpose for doing so, was to bring awareness to the alarming problem of food insecurity in this country and to take some time to reflect on what we could […]
Filed under: Food Stamp Challenge on June 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
As I sit here at my laptop, and look around at all of the modern conveniences that life in this century has afforded me, I can not help but wonder if my great grandparents would recognize most of them. If they were to be able to travel through time and space for a visit, […]
Filed under: Recipes on June 15th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
What would you do if you woke up to find a baby robin sitting on your fence?
Filed under: Seasonal Notebook on June 15th, 2007 | No Comments »
Just two weekends ago, my husband and I laid our heads down on our pillows, slept under the soft Friday night light of a Strawberry Moon, and dreamed of fields that went on forever… As a result, we woke up bright and early the next morning hungry for the sticky sweet taste of strawberries […]
Filed under: Eating Local in Ohio on June 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
“There’s no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can’t keep my mind from the circling sky…”
Pink Floyd Lyrics (Learning To Fly)
The weather has been incredibly beautiful here in Central Ohio for quite a while now and my days have literally been skipping by, blurred on the edges under a dreamy blue […]
Filed under: Seasonal Notebook on June 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
The trees are full of lush green leaves, the birds are busily foraging for worms in my newly planted garden, and I all I can think about is Saturday morning, when my husband and I will be heading out to a local pick your own farm to go strawberry picking. Yes, it seems as […]
Filed under: Eating Local on June 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »