Ramallah, West Bank, Israel
Jalazone is a refugee camp
where stones and ashes are as common as bread
where Arab children scatter like stray cats
at the fire of God in every rifle shot
In …
Reynosa
Our hearts are full. Melody and I spent the six days between Christmas and New Year building a house for a single mom in Reynosa, Mexico. Brenda has four children ages 7 down to 11 …
How To Make A Curious George Birthday Cake
When Trevor turned 4, he was so excited to have a Curious George birthday party. I figured a monkey-face cake couldn’t be *that* difficult… but all it takes is a Google search to …
Granola 777
The 777 represents the bake time combination, flavor perfection, and infinite variety possible.
Syrup:
- 1/4 C butter (1/2 stick)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 C honey
- 2 T brown sugar
Cereal:
- 4 C rolled grains (oats
Aspen Vision
heart-leaves drying, rustling
in filling wind, falling to earth, grounding
of course I love you
I love you like sunshine
makes my closed eyelids glow red
warms the air and my forehead
defines the dancing …
Black Hills Gold
Camping in South Dakota – pics only until I have more time…
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July 5-8, 2012
…Mount Bierstadt, Been There, Done That
I climbed my second 14er at the end of June: Mount Bierstadt, elevation 14,060 feet. Wow, what a beautiful ascent with a great group of hikers from Northern Colorado Adventurers. We started hiking at …
Jackson Lake vs. The Big Tent
Stone Mountain Fog
I joined Northern Colorado Adventurers to climb 14ers. Booyah. Each spring they warm up with several “training hikes” like this one, which was posted as a hike to Sheep Mountain on the Round Mountain trail. …
Emergency Exit
Yesterday I published Emergency Exit, my first guest post for the “honest moms” blog, Get Born. Be warned, it isn’t pretty. It’s a remake of Escape, an account of a climactic exit …