Testing the common homily my grandmother taught me:  

If a task is once begun,

never leave it till its done.

Be thy labor great or small,

do it well or not at all.

What do you do with a basement room that has retaining walls that… Read full post »

In September of 2010 I got a bonus and took myself and my husband, Dan the Man, down to Bellingham Millwork to look at flooring.  Thus, began our saga.  I love this place, but it is a place that trouble goes to find its beginnings.  The kind of trouble that involves… Read full post »

 "Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of
strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something
infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature— the assurance
that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."

 Dan… Read full post »

Readings

“Love points the way and Law makes the way possible.”_[1]

The Person Who Is Awake

She is awake.

The victory is hers.

She has conquered the world.

How… Read full post »

• Email down for over 10.5 hours as I write this...

  

  How many ways can a help desk person tell you the blatantly obvious?

  I WAS PARTICULARLY TICKLED BY THIS PART OF THE CONVERSATION:

   

  • "Susanne > Your help mechanisms aren't working at all right now, except that/
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Peace Principles 

I read about this last night and posted something about it to my Facebook page.  Not many people seemed to be interested, which surprised me.  They like the cheesecake photo from the day before though.   I don't know what to think about that.  I suggest you look at this New… Read full post »

 These are books I've read in the past six months or so.  I love them all.  I don't like to give away too much about a book, I wish people wouldn't do that to me either.

I am currently reading Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.  It reminds me a… Read full post »

1. Lingerie & pajamas. Bullshit. What do you really sleep in?

Jammies.  I'd freeze in my sleep with the scant number of blankets my naked husband likes.

2. What’s the one thing in your refrigerator you’re goddamned angry about if someone touches it?

This one just doesn't happen when… Read full post »

Salsa Verde Canning Recipe

 Ingredients:

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 Our laundry room used to really suck.  I am not an ungrateful person.  I had a laundry room.  I didn't have to go to a laundrymat unless I was washing the blankets or quilts that fit our King size bed.   I thought it sucked that we had all that space… Read full post »

Not everyone is interested in reading legal decisions.  The one I have pasted in full below this essay says a whole lot about why I loved Mr. Adcock.  He taught me to speak up.  He taught me to personally, and not just theoretically, value free speech and full self-expression.  He… Read full post »

Gardens are full of moments of grace and beauty.  To see them, we have to stop and focus our point of view.  A camera is very helpful in teaching us how to see into the depth of beauty in a garden.  The Limelight Hydrangea leaps out of the dappled shadows in… Read full post »

 In early 1957, my father committed suicide by driving his car at high speed into an ancient California Live Oak tree in the San Joaquin Valley somewhere between Fresno and Bakersfield.   My mother says he died instantly.  Because of that night, I've spent most of my life… Read full post »

Mary Ann, George and David Drake

Founders of Big Rock Garden

Extend their gratitude to these special friends who helped to make it real.

You'll have to go to the garden to read the rest my iphone didn't capture the inscription fully. 

Here is the modest screen on… Read full post »