Category Archives: Happiness

20 min. Mexican Corn Soup w/ Cheese & Chilies

PrintEvery time I make this soup (which I have adapted to make it a quickie from The Frog Commissary Cookbook), I am surprised by how fast it goes from thought to table. Sometimes, I think that this time, it’s not … Continue reading


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Post Nia Dance Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pancakes

PrintBack from my Nia dance class, I needed a bit of something – both in my tummy and for my hands to create. While my friend Erin  talked with to me, I looked up a recipe for gluten-free buckwheat pancakes … Continue reading


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Juice, Our House … and Dysfunction

PrintThe FULL, TALL glass of dark juice had been sitting on the dining room table since early that morning. Each time I saw it, I just knew that something was up. Juice, at our house, is a quickly consumed commodity. … Continue reading


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The Little Piece of Pink Paper

PrintIt was by my side for almost 6 years. For the first three, the little pink paper was tucked in my backpack, where Costa had first placed it. It was my very first day of school and his handwriting was … Continue reading


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The Love Sprinkling Project

PrintWant to start a Love Sprinkling Project with me? Today, I received a box of new cards I recently ordered. That’s it. Black on white (my daughter’s suggestion). No fancy font, just three big little words. And a period. When … Continue reading


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