Category: Family
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How to Forgive
I visited my daughter and her family this afternoon. Quick visit. You know how it is—we’re all really busy with whatever the hell it is we think we need to do. Or we’re too exhausted from doing it to spend a little time visiting. Ryan is out front, building a radio on the back of…
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Love You More
Bits of paper and ribbons. A Lego here and there. Books. A love note from one sister to another. A rogue crystal glass with a drop of smoky bourbon left. As I clean up the remnants of another family Christmas celebration, a wave of emotion washes over me. How lucky, how truly blessed Eric and…
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A Very Special Delivery–Ayla Grace Flynt
There’s been a whole lot going on in our lives lately. Mainly, we are so happy and excited to announce the special delivery of our first granddaughter, Ayla Grace Flynt. She is an impatient sort of girl (like her mother), so she decided to show up early…two months early. She’s been giving her mama and…
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Cooking With Kids – Triple Berry Freezer Jam
I have learned from many years of experience that children love to garden and cook right along with you, as long as you keep it short, simple and fun. Kids love to pick fruits and veggies that they like, they like to learn about measuring, they love to use fun tools, and they even like…
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Party Favors and a Recipe for Candied Pecans
We are preparing for a big feast this week! I love big feasts, don’t you? This year, the cottage will be full to the rafters with family and friends. We’ve got some love and romance going on, some big challenges, and some adventure, too. We have very interesting guests…artists and stylists, lawyers and builders, IT…
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Moo Poo U
It took me several years of gardening to fully appreciate just how important healthy soil is. But when I began growing food for my family, I embraced organic methods. Why go through all the effort to grow your own food if you are just going to spray it with the same chemicals the commercial farmers…
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Girl with a Pearl
I took my daughter out to lunch for her 26th birthday today. It was a lovely day, and we sat outside and enjoyed the cool breeze at one of Tallahassee’s nicest little restaurants, Kool Beanz. They have a great menu, and being an organic gardener and foodie, I especially appreciate the fact that they feature produce from…
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Panzanella
It’s the New Year, and most of us are thinking about losing the few (or more) pounds that we gained over the holidays. So I decided to start with a healthy salad when my daughter came for a visit. She’s gorgeous, by the way. I’m just saying! She recently shed about 30 pounds, which must have been…