Making Rivendell in the Desert

Tip #1 Bring Candy, but only dispense it during the hike. Or it will not work. It doesn't have to be candy, but it has to be special. [...

 Applicable to Payson in October[65-70/45-41night], or the Rocky Mountains in July. Sedona in May [75day/52night]. Note: Oct 16 in Christoph...

 Today I watched a few active toddlers while the adults did sunday school. I put on Steve Green's "Hide 'em in your heart"...

DOUGH 6 c. flour 1.5 t. salt 1 T. Sugar 2 c. milk 1 c. water 1 t. yeast SPREAD 2 c. sugar 1/4 c. cinnamon 2 sticks [room temp] butter Split ...

She ran to him, knowing, what no one else knew (Knowing he would carry her) She ran to him, knowing, what she was too young to know (too sma...

 Dinners List so I can have it all in one place. These shall become links when I actually write the recipes down. Basic Principle is have a ...

 For this to work, you need to have a very clean and organized freezer. No dead-space of freezer-burned bags of unrecognizable leftovers you...

 I flew to my sister's wedding, after not flying for about 7 years. I don't know if it was being refilled with kind stranger's b...

I wrote about this earlier in my troubleshooting breathing issues with inflamed sinuses , and  combatting insomnia round 1 Breathing Issues ...

This morning I awoke early, was thinking, half asleep. Had a dream in which I wanted a baby so badly, I was afraid I would steal my sisters...

The key to delicious blender egg-puddings is  1. the eggs MUST be soft-boiled [whites cooked, yolks a bit runny in the centers] 2. you must ...

Little Rangers need to go a'ranging... But in the desert that means being a Dawn Ranger. Waking to stars and chasing the twilights. Phoe...

UPDATE: These things helped, but most of all, what is helping is wearing earplugs (30 db, the orange foam ones you can twist in with the lit...

 If I awoke with my mind wiped of all memories, to sit and watch humanity on a million secret CCTV's, I think I would conclude that the ...