The Three Sisters

Corn, beans and squash come with their gifts intact. Sometimes, too often, human beings lose track of their gifts. Once upon a time, the gifts were lost in translation ...

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Beans start with two heart-shaped leaves

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The bacon and mozzarella buns were like grilled cheese sandwiches, only cooler. They were warm crusty circles slivers of fresh basil poking ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Celebratory times

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Those raisin dimples were deep indentations. Shine kept busy with her fingers. "She says 'I like your name. It says the truth. My ...
Monday, July 27, 2015

Cross-pollination

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"Hi, Anna this is Dumpling." The woman on the other end of the cellphone sounded sleepy. "Dumpling, hello. Oh god, I'v...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Making soup

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There was always a batch of stock saved and frozen. The tall Ziploc bag filled with last week's chicken and onion broth would thaw enoug...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Uncle Stone

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Dumpling spent the rest of the morning leisurely walking to the end of the spit, her bamboo stick leaving regular marks ahead of her boot p...

Wake-up call

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The rough tongue was palpable. Dumpling squeezed one eye tight, then the other, then both. Trying to hold to Dream time doesn't work whe...

Hear, hear!

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"Your strange hunger for ease should not mean a death sentence for the rest of Creation." - Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimme...
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