Noodles!! I love noodles! Give me some noodles from anywhere in the world and I’ll serve you a scrumptious meal! While running some errands near Beaverton, I finally took the time to check out the fantastic Umajimaya Asian grocery store there. This place is unbelievable!! […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … A Walk in Christine’s Garden
Come along and take a walk with me through my friend Christine’s flower garden! When I visited her last summer, I not only got to see all the different flowers she was growing, but I also got to meet her new pets, a black duck […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Feelings of Spring
With spring’s arrival nourishing blossoms unfurl hummingbird returns. For his weeks Friendly Friday theme Amanda from Something to Ponder About chose Feelings of Spring for the theme. Go and visit her blog to check out the beautiful sunflowers in her post from down under, where […]
Up Close & Personal … The Red-Breasted Nuthatch
There are lots and lots of these tiny red-breasted nuthatches in the woods behind our house. How do I know you might wonder? Well, I know because I can hear them calling in their thin nasally voice all day long. For a tiny (4 1/2 […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … A Story
Strength Balance Courage Common Sense Castell: For several centuries, Spaniards have been engaging in human tower building. It was first recorded around 1712 in the area of the Catalonian city of Tarragona, Spain. This age-old tradition continues to this day. During our travels there, we […]
Meditation in Moments … I Spy an …
… adventure, a ride with a view, a view of the sights in London, captured for you … … from my chair by the window I can see The London Eye, the famous and popular ferris wheel that takes you up into the sky … … it’s […]
Meditation in Moments … Robins of the Round Table
No need to squabble Robins of the Round Table Plenty to go ’round Since yesterday morning, a flock of 40+ robins has been hanging out in my garden. They arrived shortly after I filled up the birdbaths with fresh water in the morning. A few […]
Up Close & Personal … The Spotted Towhee
This spotted towhee visited my garden last Sunday after it had snowed. The clouds had mostly drifted off into the distance and sun rays were peeking through the forest. The afternoon lighting was beautiful and the neighborhood quiet. Suddenly this distinctly patterned bird hopped right […]
Tasty Tuesday … Layered pan-steamed Vegetables
Steamed vegetables are one of my favorite things to eat! Not only are there endless combinations of veggies, but endless variations of seasonings as well. Most of the time I simply layer the vegetables in a deep, wide sauté pan and add maybe half an […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Comfort Zone
We awoke to snow this morning! Truth be told, I’d been hoping for a good dusting. Winter without any snow doesn’t really feel like winter to me. But opening the patio door to see how cold it was had me close it back up in […]
Tasty Tuesday … Delicious Homemade Vegetable Broth
Don’t you think that homemade vegetable broth beats the store bought stuff every time? I sure do. That’s why I’ve been exploring different combinations of ingredients in order to come up with a broth that would be tasty, both as a base for a soup, […]
Up Close & Personal … Painting with Sunlight
Rainbow planet wearing a belt? Potholders created from worsted felt? Gutter ball rolling down the lane? Colorful art work ready for a frame? Bright yellow, green, purple and blue What are you looking at? Do you have a clue? At the bottom of the post […]
Zunday Zen … All Aboard!
Pineapple Express recycled sky-cloud river rushing back to sea. If you live along the Pacific Ocean along the West-coast of the US, you are probably familiar with the term “Pineapple Express”. This tropical atmospheric river originates in the Hawaiian Islands where it gathers massive […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Revisited
When Amanda’s Friendly Friday Photo Challenge prompt “Revisited” appeared in my Reader today, I thought about it for a moment and then opened my photo app to see which moment in my life I’d like to revisit through this post. While browsing my photos, I […]
Meditation in Moments … My Joyful Walk
I step into this dreamy meadow in the ever-changing light the ever-changing mood from the dark and stark to the light and bright to see all the sights hear the sounds breathe the air. That’s what brings me Joy. Last week my friend Marlene asked […]
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Coral-ish Colors
Here is my first try at participating in the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge hosted this week by Thesnowmeltssomewhere and the theme today is Coral-ish Colors This coral colored cape fuchsia is a hummingbird magnet all summer long. Be sure to check out Snow’s coral-ish post […]
Happy Friday from my Garden!
The downy woodpecker is a regular visitor in the garden. Males always have a bright red patch at the back of their heads. Downy woodpeckers are only about 7 inches tall. They are very cautious and always take a look around before coming to the […]
Tasty Tuesday … Gujarati Dal with Peanuts and Star Anise
I love Indian food and have plenty of Indian cookbooks, but also enjoy checking out new cookbooks at the library to try out new recipes. Sometimes I come across a winner. A newly published vegetarian Indian cookbook I recently checked out turned out to be […]
