http://buddhamommy.com A jug fills drop by drop. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:26:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The years of 2008 and 1968 have a great deal in common. Both will be remembered for social upheaval and change. During each of these years, events occurred that changed the course of country and world. This year, our country grew up/woke up with the election of Barrack Obama. Whether ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/11/06/congrats-usa-just-one-thing/ Some of us are concerned about the many areas in our world that changing in ways we have never seen. I usually chose to look at change as a positive force as I am largely powerless to make a "macro" indent in what is happening. Climate change? I have made ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/10/14/whats-going-on/ Recently, a good friend formed a group of women who all share involvement in a pandemic. All of us, different ways and for different reasons, have a personal story to share around this topic. Her goal is to take our stories and the stories of other women, and publish ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/09/27/an-important-part-of-my-life/ http://buddhamommy.com/2008/09/18/the-wisdom-of-anne-delich-circa-1987/ On Friday the 19th, Rob and Kristin fly off to their big adventure. We got to see them and have dinner on Tuesday. It is hard describe the feelings I have as a parent seeing your child go so far away. I don't know why it should be such a ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/09/18/their-gone-down-under/ Fall is slowly wrapping herself around us. Cooler nites intertwined with hot days, leaves slowly turning and falling, Fall plants setting out their last hurrah before the real cold comes, the birds fattening themselves for the time to come. It is time for our hummers to seriously store energy for ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/09/11/changing-seasons/ Vermiculture is composting your food scraps (non meat) thru the action of worms. In other words, having worms eat your garbage. I have been composting garden wastes for years and had always wanted to have a worm bin to feel like my composting efforts where complete. In September 2002 after ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/08/10/the-worms-and-i/ This will be my 55th year. I always get a bit introspective right before my birthday. I guess it is an evaluation, planning, course correction time of the year for me. Most of us need to slow our driving down to 55 mph. This reminds me that I too am ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/08/09/doing-the-speed-limit-this-coming-year/ At our house, we love crusty bread. When we get to Berkley, we always stock up bread from ACME Bread Company. Of course, we don't get there very often, so when I found this recipe, I was excited. First saw it in a Williams-Sonoma catalogue then found out that it ... http://buddhamommy.com/2008/07/19/great-artisan-bread-you-need-this-no-knead-recipe/ " Every good thing you do, every good thing you say, every good thought you thinks, vibrates on and on and never ceases. The evil remains only until it is overcome by good, but the good remains forever." http://buddhamommy.com/2008/06/21/from-peace-pilgrim/