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Menu Plan Monday ~ April 11, 2011

April 11, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas. David and I are leaving Thursday for a much-needed vacation.  We will be going to our “happy place”, New Orleans.  I’ll try to post some pictures of the fabulous food we will be enjoying there.  As for this week’s menu, it will just be Monday through Wednesday and I’m…

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Guest post – Caramel Blended Iced Coffee

April 9, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Caramel Blended Iced Coffee by Lisa Sharp of Retro Housewife Goes Green Makes 3-4 servings Ingredients:   1 cup cold strong coffee 1 cup milk 4 cups ice 4 tablespoons sugar 8 tablespoons caramel sauce (recipe below) Whipped cream and extra caramel sauce for the top Directions: Mix all of the ingredients in the blender…

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Barefoot hippie…

April 5, 2011 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Today I’m not wearing shoes.  No, not even my beloved Birkenstocks.  Why?  Because today is TOMS “One Day Without Shoes” awareness campaign.  Have you thought about the millions of children in developing countries who must walk barefoot for miles to school, clean water and medical care?  One of the things that I first noticed when…

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Menu Plan Monday ~ April 4, 2011

April 4, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas. Monday: veggies over rice salad cornbread I cooked some organic brown rice in my rice cooker.  In a cast iron skillet I heated some olive oil and then added diced onion and bell pepper.  I cooked it a few minutes and then added a bag of frozen vegetables (two…

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The World Is Too Much With Us

April 4, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Some poetry is timeless and bears witness to the the fact that the more things change, the more they stay the same. “The World Is Too Much With Us” A sonnet by William Wordsworth The World is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see…

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A Poem for Sunday night…

April 4, 2011 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Ithaka As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare excitement stirs your…

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April Poem #2 and photos from Apple Tree Farm

April 3, 2011 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

One Vast Garden by Sri Ananandamayi Ma “I find one vast garden spread out all over the universe. All plants, all human beings, all higher mind bodies are about in this garden in various ways , each has his own uniqueness and beauty. Their presence and variety give me great delight. Every one of you…

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April is Poetry Month

April 1, 2011 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

April is Poetry Month and today is absolutely glorious.  Enjoy! To Spring by William Blake O thou with dewy locks, who lookest down Through the clear windows of the morning, turn Thine angel eyes upon our western isle, Which in full choir hails thy approach, O Spring! The hills tell one another, and the listening…

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Cat Cuteness

March 29, 2011 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

I love Simon’s Cat and this one just cracked me up: And now for a dose of incredible cuteness: Do you see that little tongue sticking out? Oh, my goodness. Almost too much cuteness.

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