Thursday, we set our picnic table up where our driveway meets the sidewalk and put out donated food: pizza dough, clamshell containers of green beans, melons, and pineapples; bags of Brussels sprouts, spinach, carrots, celery, arugula; salsa and peanut sauce. All from places like Trader Joe...
As he got closer, he could see a long driveway leading to a solitary house. When Tom approached the house, a young girl around ten years old was standing in the doorway. He pulled up as close as he could and rolled down the window. “Are your parents at home” he shouted over the...
Man's Life Mission to Plant Trees Creates a Forest January 27, 2022 by The Foundation for a Better Life More than 30 years ago, at age 16, Jadav Payeng, started planting trees on a barren Indian sandbar near his birthplace in India's Assam region. His mission was to save the animals...
When I was old enough to drive, I had ramps installed that opened out of the sides of my car when I turned off the ignition. In fact, I had ramps installed everywhere I had to go up or down. Now, here I was for the hundredth time trying to overcome my phobia by jumping off the...
“Are there really palm trees?” said Sarah.“Yeah, there aren’t any in our yard but there are some on the street, different kinds. My parents wanted to stick to trees that went with the house which is kind of a fake tudor.” Sarah looked out the window at empty brown fields and...
It seems this is how I do life – skip happily along, whack my head on a branch, and then notice the trees. I patted my bruised head, forgave my failings and sucked in a brave breath, ready to tackle the learning curve. Six months later, I’m still learning, still intimidated by ...
Finally, because woman cannot live on words alone, I am eager to crack open two new cookbooks. Justine Cooks, a beautiful collection of plant-forward recipes by Justine Doiron was a gift from my niece and kitchen sidekick Joanna. And my spouse Diane gave me Down East Delicious by the inim...
While reading this book, there was not an emotion I didn’t feel. But the best part of all ~ It has a beautiful and happy ending!” ~ Rhonda Irvin Note by Author: Such a joyous moment. What can I add but to say: It does my heart good, knowing that my story – flaws and all...
It was really nice to get into camp early, take Millie for a walk and run, and relax. The RV park was full of cottonwood trees that were shedding their cotton seed fluff. It blew around, covered the ground, and looked like snow! Dinner was simply cantaloupe, cheese, pretzels, beer ...
Then make sure to visit at least these two plantation homes: Oak Alley and the Whitney. Oak Alleyis the famous one; the one with a tunnel of trees along the driveway and a feature in a Beyoncé video. Then there is the Whitney, a place with haunting statues of enslaved children. A ...