Monthly Archives: February 2008

Here I Glean, There I Glean, Every Where I Glean Glean

From around the Internet, I bring you “Things I found interesting this week.” Enjoy.
Ken Madore He’s created some amazing images based on basic human fears. They don’t seem so bad, presented with such asthetic.

Extreme Downsizing
How moving from a 6,000-square-foot custom home to a 370-square-foot recreational vehicle helped quell one family’s ‘House Lust.’ [...]

Bookshelf Banter: Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth

I finished reading A New Earth by Echart Tolle last week. Though I’ve been thinking a lot about this book, when I actually try to put it into words they fail. This, for the message of the book, is appropriate. I’m going to read the book again before I say any more about it. I [...]

Gleaned This Week

The Fail Blog Fail or failed is the slang for “suck”, most probably derived from the world of internet gaming. This is a site for sharing all things that FAIL with the world. Quite funny Here is an example from the site:

The Hidden Door Company Custom built doors that look like shelves and or [...]

Bookshelf Banter: Marianne Fredriksson's Hanna's Daughters

Hanna’s Daughters , by Marianne Fredriksson, is a Literary Fiction about three generations of Swedish women, starting with Hanna in 1871. I picked up this book from Target early in January. I had just finished Pillar’s of the Earth, which I’d gobbled up entirely and was left wanting more. I decide this book with [...]

Gleaning Goodness

A couple of weeks of collection and it’s time to share my favorite links and goodies from around the Internet. Enjoy!
Unlocking the salad code, or how to make a good salad, with a chart of components.
1. Take a bowl of the lettuce of your choice.
2. Sprinkle on a sweetly savory component, such as roasted [...]

Mealtime Inspiration: To Be Pasta

I’ve avoided pasta, potatoes and bread for many years. Somewhere in my journey of relating to food, these landed themselves on the banned list…bad foods. I’m rewriting my relationship with food and exercise, my previous relationship was a bit toxic. In that vein, I’m exploring ways to eat these foods that were, with sever food [...]

Everyday

This weekend I tried a new soup recipe. I was grocery shopping Thursday evening when I saw Everyday with Rachel Ray February issue. I picked it up and thumbed through and was immediately drawn to a recipe for Sheppard’s pie. I’ve since looked through the whole magazine and there are several things I’d like to [...]