I love board games! I never thought I would be a board gamer and spent most of my life actively avoiding situations in which board games would be involved. I did have a brief stint with Magic in my early...
This was scheduled to post to you on Friday as part of the Love Art, Happy Life inspired series, however, I procrastinated due to sheer exhaustion. The lesson for last week was on ‘perfectionism’...
Thoreau noted that, ‘the language of friendship is not words, but meanings’. This is a frustrating quote for me to think about, as I am not a great friend in many ways: I don’t remember...
This weeks prompt for Journal 52 was a choice between what I will say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to in 2016. I elected to stay positive and say ‘Yes to Food!’. So what does that mean to...
This week I present to you one of the most bizarre and addictive podcasts to date. I have binge-listened to the first dozen episodes of Welcome to Night Vale with the conflicting sense of, ‘Why am I...
Each year, Corning, NY plays host to its own street festival in honor of its prime commodity: glass. This year marks the fifth iteration of GlassFest and while I haven’t attended in a couple of years...
After a nice mid-morning snack of leftover pot roast, I found I still had a little over a cup of meat left with no more veggies. Never wanting to waste, I decided to use the meat in a beef and barley soup...
Rosemary bread is a special treat from the local bakery, often paired with a hearty stew or soup. It is a rare delight, and one that I wanted to recreate at home in the event that I wanted Rosemary bread on a...