February 11, 2008
Leftovers…
“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. ”~
February 10, 2008
Scientific Cooking…
I can almost be certain that Alton Brown, the host of Food TV’s “Good Eats” and “Iron Chef” has this website bookmarked= Khymos.org . “What is in the name khymos?
The name of this site, khymos, is Greek meaning “juice”. It is however related to al-kimiya, the Arabic word from which our word chemistry derives from. Other related words include Khemia, the old name of Egypt (meaning land of black earth) and the Greek khein and khymatos meaning “to pour” and “that which is poured out” respectively. So in a sense, the word khymos provides a link between chemistry and food! I therefore thought it would be a suitable name for a site dealing with molecular gastronomy and related”Here is a site where you can research just how far you can stretch the parameters of a recipe (for example: is including salt really necessary to make this recipe work), debunk some kitchen myths and learn more about lemongrass...not everyone’s cup of tea but…
January 31, 2008
Bliss…
I realize “Bliss” is in the moment and totally relative, however…
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Being able to take a shower
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Being able to actually lie down in bed and sleep with comfort
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Being able to pick something off the floor and not feel pain
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Being able to feel encompassing gratitude for support and kind words…
And to make Bliss more than a notion… my Mother treated me to an afternoon at the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa= hour long pedicure with hot wax and massage, new haircut, lunch and laughter.
Icing (and much more)
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My neighbor gifted me with a ninety minute gentle version of Thai massage with neck JOY
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My dear friend Betty gifted me with a reflexology foot treatment and energy boost
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Another neighbor dropped off homemade Beet soup with pumpernickel bread
Yikers!!! Bliss for the day….(to do list tomorrow)
January 24, 2008
Sprung…
It is with great relief that I have been srung from the brace!!! The last few days were intense in that I was worried my “sentence” might be expanded- which was not the case. I feel liberated and extremely vulnerable, like a turtle without a shell or a soft shell crab. I have been able to schedule physical therapy and am on my way to returning to supra-normal…gently, slowly and with grace (as I examine my expanded to-do list for the upcoming months).I remain grateful for all the visits, errand running, cards, emails and calls of support and cheer- it certainly made the past few months easier knowing I had so many people holding loving thoughts, sending remote healing and intercessionary prayers- THANK YOU
January 20, 2008
Countdown…
My fingers and toes are crossed…and I realize I may be being too optimistic, hopeful, delusional….? Perhaps I only have 45 minutes until the hot pajamas come out of the dryer and forty-one hours until I get this brace off? I am chafing, claustrophobic and pissy…and uncertain as to just how much longer the brace stays on?
January 17, 2008
Scanned…
Perhaps you’ve seen those ads for those FULL BODY scans? By the time I’m done here, I won’t be needing one of those for some time…in the next couple of weeks I will be getting more x-rays, ultra-sounds to my thyroid and abodomen, a colonoscopy and more blood test as my CT’s and MRI’s are compared.More importantly, fingers crossed, I am on the one week countdown to being sprung from my current orthopeadic brace !!!
January 11, 2008
Un-mered Color..
January 5, 2008
Re- Balance…
I feel., actually pretty fabulous at the moment, much more calm, unwound, balanced and grounded. In the past three days I have had an Healing Touch session, reflexology hand massage and Traggerwork to my upper back. While meditation and self-relaxation techniques can have profound effects on one’s healing process- the act of receiving energy healing from experienced practitioners is seemingly exactly just what I needed this week.
I have been extremely lucky in that for the past seven years I have participated in several energy work/massage/ bodywok study and exchange groups. While I was working towards my Healing Touch certification (July 2003) one of the assignments was to experience at least ten different alternative healing modalities, interview the practitioner and to write a report on my experiences. I continue to exchange sessions with several of these practitioners and this has provided invaluable learning opportunities.
As part of starting your new year off on right, I would encourage you to schedule a energy healing or massage session today- you deserve it!
January 2, 2008
Rainbows in 2008…
In the spirit of my “returning” post my 2008 artistic goals include:
Three months=
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making a new set of molds from Savoy cabbage, lettuce, and herb leaves
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Making three prototype necklaces, a salad, a Brussels sprout spiral and an eggplant extravaganza
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Exploring bracelet and earring designs based upon those themes
Six months=
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Revisiting, cataloging and fleshing out the food quilt series blocks
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Exploring updates to six color HP printing on archival paper
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Printing a few prototype images
New Year’s 2009=
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completing a series of twelve food vignettes -perhaps sushi as before? or involving new food groups
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investigate appropriate, relatively inexpensive framing that highlights the pieces
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prepare proposal for gallery show
