Pita, Prayers, and Perennials
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Recipes
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My hope is for all to receive sanctuary and encouragement, including hospitality venues and ideas, conversational meditations, and organic gardening tips. Topics will range from the deeply personal to the light and entertaining, but all with the purpose of uplifting you while encouraging you to think deeply.
It’s Not Too Late
It's not too late to plant your seeds, whether those you've harvested from last year, or the ones you've purchased in those cute little colorful packages. This year, I received seeds as a favor from a baby announcement and I spread them out in a full sun spot. They're...
Old-fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
All of us "Graham girls" feel at ease entertaining; I guess because my mom taught us by osmosis. We each had our rotating roles in the kitchen. She taught us things like: if you're baking, double the recipe and put the extra in the freezer, use fresh ingredients which...
The Answer To Your Ancestor’s Prayers
One of our favorite shows to watch is Finding Your Roots on PBS. Recently, a phrase that one of the participants repeated often was,"be the answer to your ancestor's prayers." I scrambled for a scrap of paper to jot it down before I forgot it, which these days, I...