I hate waste! I love bananas. I try to keep a stock on hand but regularly buying a bunch means frequently losing a few. I become quite unhappy when one or two go bad before I can eat them. When you find yourself with a spotty, just about to go bad, banana, don’t throw it out! […]
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Oh yes, I can build a fire. I used to believe a big, roaring campfire was something only the most seasoned outdoors-man could make. Pfff. My good friend and yoga buddy, Lauren Kilpatrick Brown, gave us a big wad of peanut hulls, orange peels, dryer lint, and candle wax as a Christmas gift. Richard opened the […]
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Saved by the Collards I’m wrapping up my second summer’s attempt at farming. How’d I do? I guess I’d give myself a C+. Ok, I really sucked. We definitely ate out of the garden so that’s good, but this is trickier than I thought! My first issue was the blossom-end rot on my tomatoes. Just […]
Continue readingOverseas travel and yoga, part 4
Yoga for Recovery! During the time it took to get from here to our little home away from home in Compiegne, we missed an entire night’s sleep (thanks, time zones!) and pushed our bodies beyond their capacity. While I consider myself fairly resilient (and I wore sturdy shoes), the countless miles of steps we walked — […]
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