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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jul 14, 20153 min read
Morning Rituals, Words, and Labneh with Ancient Grains Granola
Years ago, I had a word-of-the-day calendar. I love this idea, this ritual of bringing a new concept into the everyday. Of diving into...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jul 5, 20153 min read
The Music Never Stopped (and Veggie Burritos)
This year marks 50 years for the best band ever. Forever. So many of my friends from near and far, from different chapters and far flung...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 29, 20152 min read
Summer Days & Beet Noodles
Summer has rolled into this Montana town. The mercury is soaring, the air thick with haze. Kids on street corners sell lemonade and...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 23, 20153 min read
Cloudforms, Serendipity, and Portobello Frittatas
This past weekend was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Which made me both happy (so much sunshine! so much daylight!)...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 16, 20152 min read
Flow (and a Fresh Berry Tart)
Change is the only constant. That adage, attributed (or misattributed, depending what you read) to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus,...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 7, 20152 min read
Weekends
The lowing of some happy cows; that was my weekend alarm clock. It made me smile as I lay in bed, early morning sunlight slanting...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 4, 20151 min read
Dirt
When I think back on all of my years of schooling–everything I read, everything I heard, everything I memorized (and the many things I...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Jun 1, 20152 min read
Kumbhaka
The pause. Pausing is not something we seem to do much of these days; running from one task to another, then another; filling our...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 29, 20152 min read
Wildflowers
This past weekend, we had a one-day break in the rain. There is nothing quite like feeling the sun on your skin after so many grey sky...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 26, 20152 min read
Good Neighbors
On Monday, May 25th, we celebrated Memorial Day, a day of remembrance, respect, and recognition for those who died while serving in the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 21, 20152 min read
Sunrise
I am a morning person. The first few hours after waking are, to me, the most perfect and pure part of the day. Everything is new: the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 18, 20152 min read
A Rainy Day
When I saw the forecast for this weekend–40s and rain–I sighed. It’s spring and I want to be outside, hiking and gardening and soaking...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 13, 20152 min read
In Season
Eating in season. Tis the season! While I will admit to buying the occasional exorbitantly-priced half pint of blueberries in the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 10, 20152 min read
Home (and Homemade Almond Butter)
I finally returned home to Bozeman this past week after a couple of weeks on the road. I do love traveling–experiencing new places, and...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
May 4, 20152 min read
Dog-Eared Pages and a Tattered Cover
I love books. Spring, it would seem, is the season for reading. But as I considered that point, it got me thinking: It’s undeniably true...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Apr 27, 20153 min read
Zone 4
Zone 4 It’s almost time … We’re so close … But not quite there yet … With the sunny mild weather we’ve had this spring, it’s taken...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Apr 19, 20152 min read
Song of the Sandhill
A trail runs along the creek in my neighborhood, and the dogs and I walk with its flow several times each day. One day this past week,...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
Apr 11, 20151 min read
Things I Love
I’ve thought about starting a blog, on and off, for years now. A couple of things really inspired me to jump in: the re-entry into the...
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