by Dawn | Nov 26, 2015 | family, food, gratitude, simplicity, sustainability, wellness
Thanksgiving. The season of love, thankfulness, everyone posting the required message of love and appreciation for mankind on the way to Black Friday shopping. For food freaks, it’s the season of selfishness and self-preservation. “I have to bring my own...
by Dawn | Jul 5, 2015 | food, nature, sustainability, Zen
Every year I plant the garden. Every year I kill half. It’s a cycle. I’m okay with that–I’m getting old enough to do what I want to do in life, no questions asked. I have a system–I project out for harvest and compensate for my...
by Dawn | Feb 1, 2015 | sports
There seems to be a football game tonight. I live in New England. People are building snow Patriots, commissioning expensive professional “Go Patriots” signs for their businesses, and wearing multiple layers of overpriced football gear. “If we win...
by Dawn | Oct 17, 2014 | food, Teaching
I don’t eat processed foods but for once, I needed candy. I waited all day for a senior I’ve been trying to convert to healthy eating, because I knew she’d have junk food. I lurked around corners and told her friends I was waiting. Finally, she...
by Dawn | Sep 23, 2014 | food, motivation, parenting, self-improvement, Teaching, wellness
“Ramen comes in seventeen different flavors.” I’m really not sure. I needed a fact, and like a standard TV broadcaster or government official, I made it up. I tell my students how much ramen they’ll eat in life. “You’ll eat it while...
