Being calm in this busy world is a game changer. It allows you to think, feel, observe, and be present to those around you. Perhaps those are the very reasons people tend to stay so busy. Not everyone has a safe place to “be.” Let’s all try to be a kinder, gentler version of ourselves…
Category: words to live by
Perfection and Ravioli
Boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve all had things that challenged us, and if we’re lucky, we didn’t break. Cracked maybe, but like the Japanese art of kintsugi, our “gold-filled resin” will highlight our personal strengths, our forged bonds we’ve made with our neighbors. [Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. If a…
A Very Different Kind of Christmas
What a year this has been… for the world. Hurt, loss, grief, change – I believe most have experienced at least one of these things this year. For the ever dwindling Lombardo household, change was the BIG one. Loss of a kind of life we’ve been living for more than 30 years has been the…
Death of the Cabbage Rose…
I was SO cocky. I was just so sure of myself. “Wait for help!”, they said. “I’ve got this!”, I said. “You’re going to wear yourself out!”, they cried. “It’ll be easy!”, I vehemently assured them. And then, those darned cabbage rose wallpaper demon spirits set out to put me in my place, arms dangling…
10 Days in Vietnam
We are nearing the end of our Okinawa Chapter of this military life. And like many others in our position, we are soaking up the extraordinary travel opportunities while on this side of the world before we leave. In January, we were fortunate enough to have our daughter visit one last time. Besides luxuriating in…
Calling all Cha…
Calling all Character[s into question] “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou My cooking camarade and friend extraordinaire, Renee Thomas, once shared a children’s poem on her Facebook page… The Crayon Box That Talked. What a beautiful message this collection…
Soup Season…Somewhere
Eat soup!
Going to the Birds… and the Hippo, and the Rhinoceros
Animal Crackers Shirley Temple ~ you will be missed! Animal Crackers by Christopher Morley. “Animal crackers and cocoa to drink, That is the finest of suppers I think; When I’m grown up and can have what I please I think I shall always insist upon these. What do YOU choose when you’re…
Dirt ~
Happy 2016! May you have enough…be happy with enough. ..may the only excess be an excess of love, sharing and gratitude
Christmas
No matter how you chose to celebrate, or not celebrate, Christmas can be seen in a variety of cultures throughout the world. Open your eyes and heart to the wonder of it all! Traditionally, the most treasured of celebrations is the Christmas meal… whether you are with family, friends or fellow co-workers, it is…
Chap Chae… A Korean Delight
This year has been an event-FULL year for our family. Tony came home from his far, far away place; M is still creating some beautiful, functional pottery and continues her education at UNM; A graduated college, then commissioned into the USAF, THEN married wonderful A; T graduated high school and committed to joining the USAF in a…
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