September - October 2008 | Harvest
I’m no cook but I do love food and taking photos of food. I’m a food enthusiast. My husband loves pad thai, so yesterday I attempted to make a quick chicken pad thai (replace the chicken with prawns or tofu if you are not keen on the chicken) and it was semi-successful. I […]
A few months ago, I switched from tracking everything in Outlook only to using the old “daytimer” method. My system of choice is from Franklin Covey (original pages, classic size). I know that folks swear by the use of all the electronic gadgets, but for me, there is comfort in putting pen to […]
At the moment I am trying to design a new website as my old one is basically staid and boring. I thought I’d do a bit of research by visiting the websites of our contributors. Obviously I’d never take anyone else’s ideas but I thought it would be good to see how many pages other […]
I heartily embrace the term “geek girl” to describe myself. I like clothes as much as any frou-frou fashionista, but when it comes to wearing them, I’d rather be in a tank top, jeans, and pink Chuck Taylor sneakers, with a man’s chambray shirt, unbuttoned, sleeves rolled up, completing the ensemble.
When it comes to […]
There is the idealized image of sexy. No, not when it comes to women - I’m thinking instead about men. We see a man like Brad Pitt as sexy - he has a fabulous body with chiseled abs and strong arms - not to mention a handsome face and that rugged tough-guy attitude. […]
Sacrifice. The word is laden with inntonations of things taken to an extreme measure. Yes, it’s about giving up something for something else, but it’s more than that, isn’t it? At a retreat a few years back I participated in a values setting exercise where we were asked to parcel a list […]
As the weekend is almost here (yayness!) it’s time to think about how to make the most of it. So, with that in mind, here are some indulgences to consider (a combination is always good as well). If we can’t take some time over the weekend to veg, enjoy ourselves and occasionally over-indulge, when can […]
Despite being overweight, I often forget to eat because I get caught up in a problem, realize I’m hungry, form the intent to feed myself, and then get distracted by something shiny, and forget. This, combined with the fact that writing is a sedentary career choice (not that doing mortgage loans was much better), does […]
The merry month of May conjures up visions of maypoles, tulips and…snow? Yes, welcome to Colorado. I woke up today to find it snowing. At 9:00 it was white-out driving conditions as I inched my way through traffic across town to a doctor’s appointment. By evening I was wearing gloves to […]
Earth Day is just around the corner and everywhere you go advertisers invite, order, suggest that you “go green.” I’m sick of it! When did being kind to the earth become a trend?
I can’t recall ever living another way. At the ripe age of 12 in the early 80’s, way before curbside recycling, I insisted that my parents seperate out […]
My favourite food is pasta but for some reason my husband does not want to eat this everyday. Last week, I had a four day trip, away on my own and naughtily I decided to indulge. On the first evening I ate spinach and mushroom cannelloni, washed down with two enormous glasses of house white. […]
This won’t be the last time you hear me whine about this, but there always has to be a first time, right? I have been instructed to lower my cholesterol - and to begin making diet changes that are lower in fat and cholesterol. Oh, and while I’m at making changes, it’s also been suggested […]
I’m in the process of writing a novel that takes place in and around a coffee bar. I was weaned on espresso, so this isn’t surprising, but I’ve noticed that my taste in movies and my taste in food play against one another.
First of all, whether I’m reading or watching a DVD, I respond to […]
One of my words for 2008 is Passion and I sent a portion of Saturday simply indulging in a passion of mine: a lust for vintage airplanes. I went to a museum near my home that housed a B17 (Flying Fortress)….lovingly restored to flying condition rather than “static” as most planes in museums […]
Writers and poets are often thought of as solitary folk hiding away in a lonely garret . O.K. Let me tell you, it’s a myth. Unless one has the circumstances and the drive to be a full time writer, most of us are regular folks who try to squeeze in a little scribbling between work, chores, family and numerous other […]
If you had to choose your top five films what would they be? By only choosing five it’s quite difficult because you have to exclude so many.
Sheila Weller is truly a woman of the feminist movement of the late 60s and early 70s, a wife, mother and author.
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Derek Powazek is a storyteller. He's a sexy, intelligent and funny one at that.
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