Bye-Bye Barbie
It’s a different world than the one in which these Barbies were the gift of choice for little girls.
Category: Opinion
Memorial Day, Andy Rooney, the Thankful Foreigner, and Blowin’ in the Wind
It’s Memorial Day here in the U.S. The day we remember those who served in our military and did not live to come home. Andy Rooney Rethinks Memorial Day I saw a thoughtful piece by the late commentator Andy Rooney that’s worth sharing, Rooney Rethinks Memorial…
Sunshine Blogger Nominations and Q&A
The Glover Gardens response to the nomination from the A. JoAnn Blog for a Sunshine Blogger Award. I like that name: sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Haiku: The Dangers of Hubris (NaHaiWriMo)
Sometimes contemplation requires a lamentation haiku. (There’s a lot of hubris going around.)
I Hate Beets (Haiku and Rant for NaHaiWriMo)
Haiku and confessions of a beet-hater with friends who keep trying to like them.
National Haiku Writing Month (#NaHaiWriMo) and the 5-7-5 Controversy
Like a woman who wears an inappropriate dress to a party but feels like a million bucks in it, I think I’ll just write haiku my way,
Haiku: Random Sentences I Heard Today
Three unrelated sentences strung together turned into one of my favorite haiku, ever.
St. Francis Prayer of Peace for a World That Needs It
Hello world, friends, family and neighbors: I wish you peace, love, happiness, serenity, interesting hobbies, low blood pressure and job security. I’m not Catholic but I have a spiritual crush on St. Francis – how can you not love the patron saint of animals???!!! I ran…
2017 in Glover Gardens: Looking Back to Look Ahead
It seems like yesterday that I was creating this post, Happy New Year! and looking ahead to 2017, and now here we are again, at the brink of yet another new year. I look forward to sharing and connecting with you all in 2018 via the…
It’s Not as Bad as It Looks!
An actual good use for white zinfandel: a marinade for smoked salmon, and flavor enhancer for stock.
Heresy! “‘Recipes are dead’: What the future of cooking might look like” article from The Washington Post
The Glover Gardens take on a provocative idea about recipes and cookbooks being obsolete in the face of new technology: they’re NOT.
Eating “As Low on the Food Chain as You Can”
Warning – this might be a rant. Many moons ago, back when I still listened to AM radio, I heard a physician on a call-in show called “Ask the Doctor” make a pronouncement about food and healthy eating, and it stuck with me: Eat as…
An Afternoon at Wilson Creek Winery: “I’m not sure if it’s the ambience, the company or the wine, but this is about the best Reuben I’ve ever had.”
Reflections on a lovely meal with friends at Wilson Creek Winery, and how the people and the place are just as important as the food.
Root Canal for Cracked Tooth Syndrome: I Will Survive!
Tenacity pays off: a 7-month journey finally results in a believable diagnosis and definitive treatment.
It’s a Grand Old Flag
Celebrating Flag Day with a collection of photos and some ideas about what the flag means.
The Thankful Foreigner: An Award-Winning Essay from a Millennial
A young American writes an award-winning essay after being thanked by a Frenchman from Normandy for D-Day. The essay is relevant today.
International Friends, What Do You Think of Our Big Game Food and Rituals?
What do other cultures think of Super Bowl madness? What are your Big Game foods & rituals?
Small Business Saturday – Buy Local
The Saturday after Thanksgiving is Small Business Saturday, a fitting reminder to “shop small” after the Black Friday frenzy. (I wasn’t in that frenzy, but have seen the reports. Shudder.) I love to head to the Tomball Farmers’ Market on Small Business Saturday and visit…
