Farmers Market is Now Open Year Round!

Farmers Market is Now Open Year Round!

I took advantage of this beautiful day, and took a walk to the Farmers Market at Portland State University.  The PSU Farmers Market is now open year round and I was curious if many vendors would be there.  What a treat to see a good third to half of the market was up and running with lots […]

Make Each Salad a Religious Experience!

Make Each Salad a Religious Experience!

Today as I was making my salad it hit me!  I should make each salad (or any dish really) a religious experience.  By that I mean, to be mindful, to notice the choices I have and put them together to create a tasty, nutritious and beautiful dish.  To have it be a salad that delights […]

How Compassion, Companions and Community Come Together

How Compassion, Companions and Community Come Together

It all started with being invited to a wine tasting party to celebrate promotions in my friends’ lives.  One of the doctor’s I used to work with was hosting a “blind wine tasting party” for our honored guests.  Immediately I had pictures of us all walking about in blindfolds.  Managers were to bring a Zinfandel […]

Apples

Apples

Sometimes beauty is as simple as some fresh apples and how they contrast with the counter.