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Making 2013 Plan(t)s
I’m not a big one for New Year’s Resolutions. But my world is kind of full right now of pressure to “set goals,” and there are plenty of areas where I could set goals for the year, were I so … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, garden, goals, New Year's Resolutions, seed catalogues, seed orders, seeds, squash, tomatoes
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Christmas Activity
I have so far avoided hosting Christmas Day for the whole family– the count on Christmas Day is 35, and it’s a time when we have an extra 4-6 people at the house already, Steve’s daughters and sundry partners/boyfriends. I … Continue reading
Posted in art, garden, recipe, St. Joseph
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Mayan Apocalypse Chicken
For the apocalypse, you might prefer something spicier. I pulled out a tomatillo simmer sauce I put up in August and it was delicious– complex and with plenty of zing– but not taking itself terribly seriously. Tomatillos did not have … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, Mexican chicken dish, Mexican stew, stew, tomatillo, winter stew
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Guest blog with recipe at The Ranting Chef!
Click here to see my guest blog on the “Rantings of an Amateur Chef” blog, complete with recipe for beans, kale, butternut squash and olive stew!
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Tagged beans, butternut squash, dry beans, kale, recipe, stew, winter stew
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The Ice Man
Today I have two poems to offer, one my own, but deeply indebted to Wallace Stevens’ poem, “The Snow Man.” Really, that poem could be about the ice fishermen who sit, always alone, on the small ponds and lakes around … Continue reading
Posted in art, poetry
Tagged fishing, frozen lakes, ice fishing, poetry, snow man, snowman, Wallace Stevens, winter poetry
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Cookie Cutters
I am not big on baking, but I love making Christmas cookies. It’s the one time of the year I get out the rolling pin and the wax paper and go to town. I love the sprinkles and the powdered … Continue reading
Posted in recipe, the Farm
Tagged butter cookies, christmas cookies, cookie cutters, cookie recipes, cut-out cookies, gingerbread cut out cookies
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One Week Later
The difference between last Saturday and this Saturday was palpable. Last Saturday, I signed my book at a local Catholic bookstore. Yesterday I had another signing at a Christian bookstore in Little Falls, 40 miles away. This was a new experience … Continue reading
Snow
We were giddy with happiness to receive a foot of snow last Sunday. After a long, long time with absolutely no precipitation, just a few mists in October, and last winter when we had no snow until April, this restored our faith … Continue reading
Posted in garden, St. Joseph, the Farm
Tagged Midwest winter, snow, snowshoe, weather
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Keep Death Always Before Your Eyes
It was a hard week in my neck of the woods. Last week a police officer was killed in Cold Spring, in an alley behind Winner’s Bar, about six blocks from where I used to live. The case is very … Continue reading
Posted in Benedictine monastery, religion, St. Joseph
Tagged abbey church, Benedictines, Catholic, cold spring, funeral, officer decker, Rule of Benedict, St. John's Abbey, tom decker
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Advent Decorating
On this First Sunday of Advent, with the Bears and Vikings battling it out in the background, we undertook the annual Christmas decorating, including setting up the tree. The video from last year is worth watching Click here for the … Continue reading
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