Dena Grunt contemplations post 50
Some embrace change; some see it approaching and turn down an unknown dark alley in order to avoid it. I am not sure where my natural tendencies towards change lie but I can tell you that when change happens TO you … when you have no say in the matter ... Read More »
Conclusion
September 24, 2016
A friend was visiting recently and, in a conversation related to web design, I mentioned that I had a blog. With a cocked head, she said, “Dena, you do? I didn’t know that!” And, at the time, I didn’t really give it much thought to the fact that she wouldn’t ... Read More »
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by: Dena Grunt in family, life lessons
Order
May 8, 2015
I finally found some time this past weekend to play in my vegetable garden. My son requested corn and my husband requested peppers; I added in tomatoes, lettuces, chard, summer squash and a crane melon (that will most likely grow too big and take over the entire bed where I have chard ... Read More »
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Waiting
October 22, 2014
If there is something I know about myself, it is this: I do not survive in the “Waiting Place”. Remember that passage in the Dr. Seuss book, “Oh the Places You’ll Go”, where they were all just stuck in the “most useless place”? Stuck, just waiting for something or someone to change ... Read More »
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“ Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ”
- Maya Angelou --
Harvest
May 23, 2014
My family and I moved to our new home in September 2012; we moved from a home where we had lived for 17 years. During those years we had created quite the “nest”, complete with a beautiful gourmet kitchen, a barn built from recycled wood, vegetables, chickens, a landscaped backyard ... Read More »
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“ The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. ”
- Jimi Hendrix --
Bread
March 31, 2014
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” James Beard. Just the thought of bread baking in an oven evokes a sense of awe for me … most specifically because I cannot, for the life of me, bake bread ... Read More »
Rain
March 7, 2014
Finally our hills in West Sonoma and Marin Counties look like they are supposed to look this time of year: GREEN! Whether it’s through the rolling hills of West Marin to Nick’s Cove in Marshall or over the hill through Carneros and up the valley to Saint Helena to the ... Read More »
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Miami
March 3, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Miami for the South Beach Food and Wine Festival. After recovering from an over indulgence of food, wine, cocktails, and dancing, I am back on the West Coast to relish in the memories of a whirlwind weekend! I attended the Whole Foods ... Read More »
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