by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 29, 2020 | Meditation
I was reading an article in the Washington Post that compiled nurse interviews from ICU and ER units in hospitals across the country. The quote that jumped out at me was “there is no room left, essentially, and I think that’s really what people don’t understand.”
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 22, 2020 | Meditation
The news is daily warning us of the impending spike in COVID cases. We have COVID positive family members, so we did not gather at my sister’s as is the norm for Thanksgiving. The after Thanksgiving spike forebodings sent me barreling back to old, old memories of my first Thanksgiving after divorce twenty plus years ago.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 18, 2020 | Recipes
I was recently visiting my oldest son’s home for an extended few days, my birthday present! I reveled in cooking and baking their favorites.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 15, 2020 | Meditation
How can we bring rejuvenating hope back into our lives during these dark, confining days of quarantine? My youngest granddaughter has reminded me how!
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 11, 2020 | Hospitality
Cottage Style is the latest “trend” in lifestyle from decor, to food, to fashion. Blame it on COVID quarantining, but I’m finally “on trend!”
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 8, 2020 | Meditation
Why is fear spread exponentially faster than love?
How does a contagion spread?
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 4, 2020 | Gardening Tips
Texas gets an undeserved bad rap for gardens because of our extremely hot summers with temperatures soaring into the 100s for days at a time. My garden is here to debunk these misconceptions.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Dec 1, 2020 | Meditation
I’m at the tail-end of making Christmas quilts for my grandchildren. This project started last January when Christmas themed material was on clearance.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Nov 27, 2020 | Gardening Tips
I’ve mentioned in previous blogs how effective marigolds are as companion plants in a vegetable garden, because they’re particularly effective against root-knot nematodes as well as a deterrent to unwanted foraging worm or insect activity.
by Sheila Graham Smith | Nov 24, 2020 | Meditation
Holidays are a time of gathering, even in this crazy upside-down pandemic infested season. Whichever way we gather, we do so around our elders, gifting them with respect and validation for their best practices in raising us.