The Auld Grey Mare

I've been thinking about this for awhile, and as is so often the case, my actions told me what decision I was making well before I consciously chose.
As some of you may know, I also post over at the Cauldron Born, with my husband Michael.  It is there were discuss our spiritual and religious ideas, and because we are pagan, I thought those subjects might not be particularly welcome by those who come...

My menu last week worked for about half the time -- my nemesis was (and has been since the dawn of time) getting things thawed!  Whole chickens, even small stewing chickens, always take much longer than I think it should, necessitating a last minute...

We've got some stormy weather and tornado watch today in the DC area - after a little burst of summer, the weather is about to turn firmly to Autumn, and suddenly the trees are a riot of color.
This is my favorite time of year - the colors, the scents.... everything is earthy and smoky and delicious.  And it is definitely time for me to be planning meals to maike sure we get plenty of this season's bounty while it's here.  I find that when...

I didn't actually intend to take a long summer vacation from blogging here, but that is what has happened!  I'll be writing a 'What I Did On My Summer Vacation" entry here soon (hint: Michael and I got married!), but today, I'm taking advantage of an...