Ramblings about writing while also living life. I used to wait around, hoping the time to write would magically fall into my hands once I got over the next life hurdle. Eventually, I learned that one cannot wait until there is time to write. One must simply make the time and stick with it. So, here is life with and without writing.
Recipe: Pumpkin Chicken Noodle Soup
My favorite time to cook is during the autumn. This is when I harvest the bulk of my garden treasures and am able to cook delicious stews. The garden is modest and usually produces fruitful harvests of beans, peas, corn, squash, melons, and herbs. Getting out in the garden this year has been difficult as we navigate new responsibilities and harsher summers, but stuffing fingers into loamy soil is invigorating…
Tending to the Garden while Writing
In tending to the garden of my mind, I’ve neglected my actual garden. Summer has been brutal, and the heat has given me sun sickness more times than I can count. Many of my leafed babies deteriorated, resulting in pests, fungal infections, and overgrowth. My real garden is no longer pretty and requires a massive amount of love…
Like My Book Snake?
Although my passion is books, crafting and mixed media are a close second place. Woven between exhaustive writing and slow reading is a good crafting project. I used to knit, sew, and crochet for hours at a time, dishing out multiple cardigans and hats. I’ve reduced my number of projects, however, to accommodate my writing and limit distractions…
Raw Banana Bread
I hadn’t baked anything in months―which is ironic considering I used to work in a bakery. The collection of dalmatian bananas with syrupy skin inspired me to bake banana bread.
I was out of sour cream, so I used cream cheese. I used stevia in place of half of the brown sugar so I can be delusionally healthier. While I beat the dry and wet ingredients out of order, my cat stole the small sphere of yarn hanging for dear life on a knit sweater I began last winter….
