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Greening Up The New Year

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Gifts That Go On For the past 8 years, I’ve been writing calendars for Amber Lotus, a Portland-based publishing company that began life as a Buddhist enterprise. When it became all too successful, it was sold, but remains dedicated to … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Solstice As If In Japan

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  Bathing With Citrus I was recently sent a link to an utterly lovely set of pictures taken by a Japanese photographer, who did studies of her grandmother and her odd-eyed cat over the course of a dozen years. One … Continue reading

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Autumn Ice Cream And Other Seasonal Treats

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  Enjoying The Final Fruits Of Fall Our farmers market is overflowing with apples, pears, plums, and even a few late peaches. The final fruits of fall taste especially sweet, perhaps because their sugars are concentrated as they ripen and … Continue reading

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Knit The Garden

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  When In Doubt, Knit A Carrot Over the past few months, I’ve spent as much time knitting vegetables as tending them. Thanks to the birth of my grandson Oliver, my needles have produced carrots, peas in pods, and French … Continue reading

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