May 1 is supposed to be some Communist deal, but when I was a little girl we had our own little ritual that was supposed to honor Our Lady at the start of her month. On the first day of May, we went out and picked flowers, tucked them into homemade paper cornucopias, and took [...]
I bought this bunch of flowers at the farmer's market, and took a silly picture to share with family. It's a terrible picture because I didn't realize I'd need a better one. For example, on the right you can also see some Lego flowers. Ignore them. But if you look closely you can see that [...]
After all kinds of events, including simply celebrating Easter, I'm trying to return to a normal schedule of exercise. This led me to the entirely motionless activity of finding beautiful pictures of walkways on the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC website. All pictures are in the public domain. I just want to walk into [...]
This is not about me! What is regret? I’m trying to figure out the ‘exact’ meaning of regret. If you had feelings of regret and they were somehow expunged, what would you feel instead? Google says it is a “complex and painful emotion” that stems from imagining a different outcome of past action — or [...]
I have a cycle I go through when cooking. I find a new fun item (such as specialty flours made from heirloom wheat), or a new technique (like sourdough). I learn how to do some simple thing like make a lovely loaf of bread or irresistible pancakes. I do this for a while and then [...]
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