On a whim, I made a loaf of this bread when we were home between big summer trips. Then I made it three more times that week! Each time it was gobbled up within 24 hours, and by my last bake, I had the recipe memorized. It’s that easy and great for snacking.
Many Wednesdays this year we’re checking in to share how we’re reducing our environmental impact. Some of these ideas are big and require a bit of effort. Others are super small and simple, like this one. But we believe that they all make a difference. Today I’m comin’ at ya with a simple suggestion: read used books. Whether you’re […]
We first published this post last year, but we’re sharing it again now because we love it that much… and because I bet we all have a long evening or two that we’re looking to fill with some holiday fun minus the extra calories. I love a fully decked out gingerbread house with their Candyland-like […]
If you have some young tree-lovers in the house, check out our tree-themed recommendations for kids. Among all of the nature-focused books I’ve been reading, I finally indulged in one that’s a work of fiction.
My 2020 reading has a very obvious theme: it’s all about nature and our connection to the natural world. Braiding Sweetgrass was the first book that I finished this year. Then I read The Overstory; more on that in another post. This morning I started Nature Underfoot. And waiting in the wings is this Rachel […]
These are some of our favorite out-of-print “thinking” books. The back of the books say: “This is not a mathematic book in its usual sense; it is a book about thinking. It is about perspective, and about abstracting to look at things in a new way.” That simple description concisely explains why I love them. […]
In 2018, we started a series called ‘Read With Me’ where we are sharing all most of what we’ve read each month in hopes you’ll follow suit and dust off that book you’ve been meaning to devour! Here are all the previous Read With Me posts. There’s no denying that I’m on a non-fiction kick! It started with The […]
This post was originally published in March of 2019, we’re re-sharing it today because it’s Amazon Prime Day, and you need a good thriller for the beach. ~ In 2018, we started a series called ‘Read With Me’ where we are sharing all most of what we’ve read each month in hopes you’ll follow suit and dust off […]
Happy Earth Day! I just returned from eight days in the Himalayas with no wifi and it was absolutely wonderful. During that time I spent hours each day reading. If you find yourself out in the woods or simply wanting to dream about them, here are a few of my favorite wilderness reads. I linked to […]
In 2018, we started a series called ‘Read With Me’ where we are sharing all most of what we’ve read each month in hopes you’ll follow suit and dust off that book you’ve been meaning to devour! Here are all the previous Read With Me posts. Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean […]