Five New Blogs

by | Feb 22, 2010 | Writing

This award came from L.A. DeVaul. She’s committed herself to five years of yoga. Everyday. In her own unique and insightful way she’s blogging about her journey. She’s also a soon to be published author. Her novel Roxanne in La La Land (A love...

Winter Chores

by | Feb 18, 2010 | Farm & Family

Before the fateful power outtage a couple of weeks ago, I had planned a winter chore post. However, not all of my pictures were recovered, so here is a sketchy view of what winter feeding entails. Nate uses all his weight and strength to pull hay from half ton bales...

Stilted Dialogue

by | Feb 16, 2010 | Writing

Over the last two weeks an anonymous soul took pity on my emerging writing skills. Anon dissected my writing sample and offered up invaluable expertise for which I’m very grateful. Anon criticized my dialogue this way. “It needs to be natural. This is not...

BBQ Meatballs

by | Feb 7, 2010 | Kate's Kitchen, Main Dishes

This is an old standby for a quick meal at my house. The prep is very easy and it cooks fairly quickly. My second daughter always requests BBQ Meatballs for her birthday dinner. So lets get started: Crack 2 eggs into a bowl and add 3/4 cup oatmeal and 1 cup canned...

Born to Run

by | Feb 5, 2010 | Reading

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher Mcdougall Christopher McDougall opens the world of ultramarathoning. I enjoy running and one day want to run a marathon. (That will have to wait until all my...