the good stuff

my neighborhood framed in yellow
my cat got mail + treats...from the mailman
pancakes with bacon + chocolate
sunshine
a stick + a metal fence=xylophone
layers + legwarmers
Citizen Cafe
creating new art for the BloomaUganda Gala {wait 'til you see!}
Mighty Leaf Tea
organization {gracias, Lauren}
someone chased me down to return the mitten I'd dropped
hot, lathery showers
family dinner when our schedules align
sunflowers
silver nails
happy hour yoga
honking geese
a trip to the playground
the breeze through the window

A New Earth

Recognize the ego for what it is: a collective dysfunction, the insanity of the human mind. When you recognize it for what it is, you no longer misperceive it as somebody's identity. Once you see the ego for what it is, it becomes much easier to remain nonreactive toward it. You don't take it personally anymore. There is no complaining, blaming, accusing, or making wrong. Nobody is wrong. It is the ego in someone, that's all. Compassion arises when you recognize that all are suffering from the same sickness of the mind, some more acutely than others. You do not fuel the drama anymore that is part of all egoic relationships. What is its fuel? Reactivity. The ego thrives on it.

Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth

Busta Move

Time for a challenge!
A Push-up Challenge.
I need to psyche myself up for this one.
Push-ups every day to get my farm girl muscles back.
Anyone care to join me?

Let the wild rumpus begin!

Great movie.
Well done.
I also enjoyed the soundtrack.

Happy Halloween!

The three J's and their lovely Jack-o-Lanterns

the yooper

We spent a long weekend in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Here are a few of our favorite images:












This boat was built to flip right side up if caught in rough waters in Lake Superior. It is still in use, but at a marina for the coming winter.


old copper mine shaft

Quincy Copper Mine:

















Poorrock Abbey, where monks sell homemade jam and treats across the road.


Brockway Mountain




The lichens are so beautiful; we made a terrarium.

that boy can cook

Rosemary Rolls with spinach, smoked trout, cream cheese, parsley, corn, parmesan, green onions and crushed red pepper.

Lots and lots of love to you on your special day.
(airplane)

Feel better love

Craig's second surgery went well. He had more tissue and skin removed, spent a few days in the hospital and is at home resting. He will hopefully return to work in a few weeks. We are waiting to hear from pathology if the results came back cancer-free. We hope that next week brings a celebration of good news and it will be the beginning of remission.

We would like to thank everyone for their love and support.

Cherish the moments that otherwise slip through the cracks of time unnoticed.

Cultivate gratitude in good times and in bad.

Be patient with all beings.

With crushed red pepper

{by the way..bionature organic crushed tomatoes make a great pizza sauce, we find them at the co-op}

You are a victim of the rules you live by.

I've been thinking about this. Here's what I want to do:

1. Be true to myself. Share myself. I so greatly enjoy when others share themselves. Don't worry about what others think.
2. Stop waiting around for the right time, more money, on and on, to do the things that are important to me.
3. Go on more adventures.
4. Take risks. Learning and character are gained through missteps.
5. View change with curiosity. You never know what's around the corner.
6. Be present. Let go of 'what might have been' and the 'what ifs' of the future.

Elin Ruth Sigvardsson

Improv Everywhere