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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Poppies at my gate, and in my kitchen

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I don't think I ever saw a real live poppy until my husband and I visited Belgium one June early in our marriage. We stayed with frien...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sunday Reflection: Abundance

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Psalm 145:16 and John 6:1-15. The little one had five loaves and two fish, and he heard th...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

A simple kitchen reno -- finally finished!

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Our house is finally back to normal after a lot of hard work. Yes, we started a long-dreaded kitchen renovation back in April, and we are ve...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Sunday Reflection: Oneness

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Ephesians 2:13-18 You are our peace, when we see that we are all created to be one harmoniou...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Ralph's squash -- an update

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Remember back in May when my 93-year-old neighbour, Ralph, gave me a squash plant ? Well, I thought you might like to see how it's g...
Thursday, July 19, 2018

I'm back -- after a wonderful trip

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Did you miss me? I've never abandoned Simple Moodlings for so long. Usually, other times that I've been on vacation, I took time t...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Why we can't grow albino beans

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Remember my moodling about the little albino bean last week? Well, here's my update, sooner than I'd hoped. It seems that albin...
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Monday, June 18, 2018

Sunday Reflection on a Monday: A gardener God

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Today's reflection brought to you by Ezekiel 17:22-24. We are your creation, O God, and you are the Master Gardener. Starting n...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

One of these things is not like the others

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Ever heard of an albino bean plant? Me neither. But one is growing among my regular, ordinary fava beans. I went searching for info on t...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Sunday Reflection: An almost summer psalm

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This reflection brought to you by 2 Corinthians 4:18. Your love encircles us, O God, but so often we don't see it. But your passi...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

The pampered weed

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When I started my herbs in the greenhouse earlier this spring, one of my little cilantro pots didn't grow cilantro. It grew something el...
Monday, June 4, 2018

Sunday Reflection on a Monday: We are all one body

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I found myself short of time and words for moodling yesterday, Corpus Christi Sunday, but this morning during centering prayer, so many word...
Saturday, June 2, 2018

After a good rain

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I love this time of year, when the garden is just planted, and evertyhing looks so orderly. We've just had a good rain, so give it ...
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Ralph and the six-foot squash

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Last week I paid a visit to my wonderful Italian neighbours whose plum and apple trees I help pick in the fall,  Lidia and Ralph . I found t...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The case of the missing mixer

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Look Ma, no counter tops! Did I mention that we are undergoing a "minor" kitchen renovation? Actually, it's turning out ...