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Today I received a wonderful gift in the mail, the result of a request tossed out into the world of social media on a whim. A few weeks ago I quipped on Facebook: “Does anyone happen to have a copy of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking
I really didn’t mean to do it. I meant to have a nice afternoon with my folks, watch last week’s American Idol that they saved for me (seriously, America? You tried to give Casey the ax? Seriously…) and generally have a nice time together. But at some point the inevitable happened: food was somehow discussed in the course of the day, and it wasn’t long before I was off on a lecture to whoever would listen about this country’s food system and how tragically broken it is, and how imperative it is that each of us take our personal food system into our own hands. Go independent. Rip back the veil on what we take into our homes and bodies, and become savvy. Because trusting that our government has our best interests at heart, that our food supply is safe, that there will always be enough, that following the USDA food pyramid will keep us healthy – well, that ship never did sail, friends. We’ve been sinking but we didn’t know it because the windows were painted over with scenes of pastoral farmland and happy cows. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday morning I woke up late, threw some clothes on, and ran over to the farmer’s market. I had a list of things to pick up so I could get home, help Eric clean up the house, and get to work making dinner for an evening with friends. Suddenly I wished I’d taken the time to wash my face; my first stop was the Organic Pastures booth, where I met the rock star of the raw milk revolution. Read the rest of this entry »
inspired as always by SouleMama
Visual Sunday: a 2011 Maggie’s Nest tradition. A single picture. Maybe titled, maybe not. No commentary. Feel free to share a feeling it evokes for you, or a story it tells you, or a memory it sifts up into consciousness.
(Inverness, April 2008)
Note: Sorry this post is later than usual! I started writing it last night, and then realized that I wanted to say more than I could get out just then, and closed my computer so I could have some quality time with Eric before bedtime. I worked on it more this morning, hoping to get it published before coffee with a friend, but alas it was not meant to be; all of a sudden the post turned into two posts, and I would have to separate and edit to make it all make sense. Coffee with my friend turned into a two-hour soul connection, and I’ve come home nourished by the time we spent together. I opened up the computer again and smiled – how great to be working on this very blog post, about the everyday decisions I’m learning to make, to put people before work and connection before accomplishment.
Yesterday afternoon, I had the opportunity to change plans on the fly and babysit my niece for a couple of hours while my sister took my nephew to the batting cages. Read the rest of this entry »
Sorry to be a day late with my post – jetlag has been more ferocious than expected! I thought it would be nice to ease back into the Nest with a little photo essay of my favorite corners of home. Read the rest of this entry »
Post-A-Day note: In U.S. time, Sunday and Monday will be spent traveling and Tuesday will be spent recovering from jetlag. I’ll resume my daily posts on Wednesday. As always, thank you for visiting!
Photo courtesy of xlordashx and Creative Commons licensing.
Today I spent my last few hours in Seoul, and to be honest I didn’t see a whole lot that I hadn’t seen before so I don’t have many pictures to share with you – but the day didn’t turn out to be about sightseeing at all, at least not for me.
Four of us gathered in a hotel lobby at the south end of the city this morning, to spend the day together and celebrate friendships gained during my time in South Korea. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo courtesy of ollesvensson and Creative Commons licensing.
Today’s post is a shout-out to an old high school friend who is doing something daring and amazing: a personal bid to raise $1,000 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, “a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives”. Read the rest of this entry »
I admit it…I am worn out. My last week has turned out to be the hardest, with long hours and long commutes, few food choices and little sleep. I’m doing my best to see the week as a chance to learn about good self-care, but it has left me a bit light on blog-spiration.
However, thinking about this time of year brought to mind one of my very first blog posts, from February 2007: Leeks = Love.
I also love this week’s post over at Simple Bites: Why (and How) You Should Create a Healthy Food Culture for Your Family. I’m thinking a lot lately about the “food culture” we are establishing in our family, although I wouldn’t have necessarily thought to call it that.
I hope you enjoy this little trip back in time, as well as a detour through the blogosphere. And now, to sleep!
inspired as always by SouleMama
Visual Sunday: a 2011 Maggie’s Nest tradition. A single picture. Maybe titled, maybe not. No commentary. Feel free to share a feeling it evokes for you, or a story it tells you, or a memory it sifts up into consciousness.
Coffeeshop Still Life
