Hospitality Blog Posts
Fatayir, Lebanese Spinach Pies
My oldest sister, Catherine, and her husband Jim are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this summer. They have invited the whole family to Taos, New Mexico for several days of celebrating. One evening, we are all invited to their place for a come and go...
Stacked Fruit Birthday Cake Alternative
Summer is here and all I seem to want to eat is fruit! We have a small group of friends who gather once a month at each other's homes for a meal and celebrate birthdays that fall in that month. Lately, everyone seems to be trying to eat healthy, so this month's...
Migrants for Dinner
Have you ever watched little kids playing soccer or basketball during their first years of attempting a team sport? No matter how much you might instruct them about playing their positions, they all flock together like a gang of hornets dive bombing towards a common...
A Garden is a Gateway to Hospitality
Today has been a perfect example of how a garden is a gateway to hospitality.
That “Peachy” Something
I chuckled to myself as I cut up a whole perfect peach into the bottom of my breakfast bowl before sprinkling a bit of cereal on top. A “peachy” childhood memory floated to the top of my consciousness.
Beach Vacation
School has let out and families are a-buzz about beach vacations. All the chatter sent my mind back to my Mediterranean beach summers.
“How to,” End of Summer Flower Arrangement
Finally, our temperatures are dipping from the 100s to the 90s. That’s called a cold front here in Texas! And we had an inch of rain last night with thunder and lightening. What a joyous lullaby at midnight!
Waste Not, Want Not
I recently read an article in the food section of the newspaper titled, “How not to Waste Produce.” I chuckled as I scanned the outlined points, because I realized that I was already implementing all the listed suggestions!
Learn Their Heart Language
While watching the news reels on repeat about the war in Ukraine, my heart goes out to the destitute women in particular struggling to voice their circumstances to reporters through interpreters, and often in their second or third language. Their frustration of not being able to share in their heart language screamed through the TV screen!
This Is my Father’s World
I so enjoy having children visit my garden. They absorb droplets of joy like a bird drinking from a birdbath. I especially love their inquisitive follow-up questions to whatever I’m saying to them!