a happy, messy look back at 2021
Closing out the year 2021, I feel maybe more wide-eyed and open-hearted than ever in my life, which is wonderful. I also feel a bit weirded out by how quickly time has been passing. Lots of my friends feel this…
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
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araceli’s enchiladas verdes
If you are interested in a casual, authentic Mexican home cook’s version of enchiladas verdes, this is it. It happens to be our new son in law’s favorite dinner, too, so having it in our repertoire is great. Araceli (Alex’s…
lots of random updates including a wedding photo & a recipe
My sweet parents joined us at the farm on Wednesday night for dinner and just catching up. I made my version of all-day Indian food, which amounts to Tikka Masala made with boneless chicken thighs (soaked for hours in spiced,…
an army of love & we will survive
A quick word of encouragement before we all pursue our own strange and unusual Pandemic style New year’s Eve celebrations. This week on the treadmill I rewatched Searching For Bobby Fischer, and a scene near the end of the movie…
23 blessings on Jessica’s 23rd birthday
Jessica Michelle… on your twenty-third birthday, I send you all possible wishes for deep, abiding joy, for a long dose of something similar to the joy you take with you everywhere you go. I wish you the best life has…
a restful, healing week
“It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.” -Rebecca West This past week was the first time in many years, outside of a few occassions of convalescence, that…