This new year has been challenging but full of promises. Let’s see what happens. Just a few snaps today from the garden. It’s full of life emerging. Happy Friday!

A bowl of steel cut oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar. And no, I don’t actually read magazines in the morning with breakfast, but I do surf my favorite sites

Wishing everyone a wonderful celebration of love, family, and friends and all that we have to be thankful for. Oh, and of course, good eating!

My friends Victor and Wendy had their baby boy back in July and I finally made it out to see the lil boy (and tired mommy). Joshua was a little cranky that day, but I still managed to snap off a few photos. Thanks for being a good sport, Joshua!

This journal was never meant to be a soapbox, nor did I ever intend to talk about subjects like this, but please… do yourself a favor and watch the documentary Food, Inc. We all deserve to know more about where our food comes from, the dangers of our food industry, and what we can do to implement change. I’ve always considered myself slightly more conscious than most, of the things I consumed. Watching this film has led me to reconsider some of my perceptions, habits, and buying behaviors. See it for yourself and be the judge.