Making Rivendell in the Desert

 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 ...

 UPDATE: Cure found here? Root Causes: Immune system is funky. Off kilter. Over-reacting. Jumpy. Touchy. Just plain weird. Symptoms:  nasal ...

 On the eve of my 37th birthday, I'm thinking about this.  Hopefully, a little early.* When we age we are still beautiful. But the beaut...

 ....having fun with the kids, doing these epic choreographed fights. The keys are  Master the basics No T-rex arms---keep your arms out wid...

It's been a while since a book has moved me this much. After my recent realization that sent Rapunzel from being my most hated fairy ta...

A few months ago it suddenly hit me, at 36 years old, what the fairy tale of Rapunzel was actually about. 30 years after hearing the story. ...

 I woke up with a vivid dream that involved a nursing home. There were old people who were giving away free violins and violin lessons and f...