Alright, who can believe it’s already August?! August has always, as a mother and a summer camp/after school program manager, signaled the end of summer…until now… Now that my eldest is grown and out of the house and my youngest is years from a school bell…Now that my job revolves around our house and home instead of the public school’s…
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In my twenties, as a working, single mom who was also attending college full time, I was incredibly organized because I had to be. I was working in a restaurant six days a week, which kept a roof over our heads and food on the table, but I wasn’t emotionally invested in what I was doing, so work stayed at…
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Chile is one of those words that encompasses many things (and is spelled a couple of different ways). There are so many different varieties of chile, that by simply using the word, one could be talking about green, red, cayenne, bells, bananas, pimentos, poblanos, jalapenos, or any number of other varieties. In New Mexico, however, where Hatch Chile grows in…
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Welp, last Friday I finally spent some real, glorious, much needed time out in the garden! Sprout happily gnawed on fresh beans and I just puttered around until we were both hot, hungry and tired. It was absolutely divine! During my time outside, I finally decided to give our poor herb bed a little TLC. I really hadn’t realized how…
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{this moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. A moment inspired by SouleMama. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see. xoxo,…
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The garden in late July of years past has been a bit of a beast. We tend to find ourselves at the tail end or smack dab in the middle of our monsoon season and, truly, there’s no better magic than water that falls from the sky in the form of actual rain when it comes to how a garden…
