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Meandering through the good life. I’m a singer, a voice teacher, and I’m into about a million other things: reading, yoga, Buddhism, meditation, cooking, traveling, etc. So this is a place for me to share thoughts, ideas, pictures, questions, and other trinkets along the way. Enjoy! I didn’t know you are into yoga…what kind? Thanks so much for sending this to me….I really APPRECIATE it.N. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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***Skooks' Playground***: Tutorial: Recycled Paper Flower Gift Bows
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You Asked, I Answered. Thursday, February 18, 2010. Tutorial: Recycled Paper Flower Gift Bows. Wow Can I just say, any of you bloggers out there who have put out a tutorial in the past: THANK YOU. When I set out to write/photograph this little tute, I had no idea just how time consuming it is to do such a thing. But I am VERY excited to be able to share my first (of hopefully many more! And now presenting, the inspiration:. I opened the gift, I certainly revisited it. (I know. Again, mine were from a mag...
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Practice in the snow | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. Practice in the snow. I’ve always been fascinated by the use of the word “practice” as it pertains to medicine and law. After all, who wants to be “practiced” on while under the surgeon’s knife? Many Buddhist teachers, including the great Vietnamese teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Take for instance this most recent snow: as I set out to shovel my driveway yesterday, I decided to do so mindfully. If we are open to it, we will notice that snow is beautiful, that it makes the ...
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Finding the time | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. I couldn’t say it better myself, so here goes:. 8220;Sometimes it is difficult to find time to meditate each day. But we always have time to watch TV. We always have time to go shopping. We always have time to get a snack from the refrigerator. Why is it that the 24 hours run out when it is time to meditate? When we respect ourselves spiritually, we respect ourselves as human beings. Nourishing ourselves in that way then becomes a very important priority.”. Practice make...
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Al dente all the way! | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. Al dente all the way! Well, we’ve ruined ourselves for pasta… Wifey and I made our first batch of handmade pasta tonight, and oh my gracious was it good. Easy to do, very simple recipe, and what delicious results! Here’s the pasta machine, ready for action:. Here’s Wifey, cutting up the noodles (we decided to go rustic and hand-cut them instead of using the roller/cutters that came with the pasta machine):. 8221; Great book! Laquo; Make your own yogurt… EASILY! People wh...
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The simple pleasure of a cuppa | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. The simple pleasure of a cuppa. We recently bought a house, and the previous owner left quite a bit of stuff behind. Much of it went to Goodwill, but some of it has stayed on and become. Stuff By far my favorite “new” item is our little teapot (and yes, it is indeed short and stout). In other words, read the directions! Any way you take it, why not take a moment for you and yours to slow down, quiet down, and enjoy a cuppa tea? Laquo; Finding the time. You are commenting...
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“Something fresh” | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. 8220;Something fresh”. A few autumns ago, I had the wonderful pleasure of spending a week in Bolivia for a series of concerts. It was a wonderful foray into a culture (and continent! I try to replicate this notion of “something fresh” in my daily life, though too often I fall into the very American trap of imagining that there’s not a. To spare, and that everything must be done. Laquo; Al dente all the way! Practice makes practice makes practice. Date : April 28, 2010.
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Practice makes practice makes practice | simply elevate
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Meandering through the good life. Practice makes practice makes practice. Does it terrify you that medical doctors call their day-to-day work “practice? 8221; For my money, I think it’s delightfully honest and humble. I find the same reassurance in Buddhist literature, where every element, from meditation to physical exercise to even the simplest task, is considered part of one’s “practice.”. It’s this awareness of the present moment that is the key: it empowers us, calms us, and reminds us that we...
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Meandering through the good life. Make your own yogurt… EASILY! So after months of wanting to do so, I made my first batch of homemade yogurt last night. Easiest thing. Recipes differ, but here’s the basic idea:. 5 cups of whole milk (you can use others, but I’m told that lower fat milks turn out with less satisfactory taste and texture). 1/2 cup of yogurt with live/active cultures (pretty much any store-brand yogurt will have this on the label). Heat the milk to 185 degrees, or just barely boiling.
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