Wilma is my 5 year-old doggie pal who has traveled with me to 41 states and is simply the best dog ever! Well, I did what rookie runners do, but I suppose I am in that category again. Yesterday my first run was 4.1 miles. Granted I didn’t run the whole time, but still I… Read More

When I was 45 I trained for my first (and only) marathon and monthly massages were my little secret weapon. The masseuse was a runner as well and well-versed in anatomy, so if she felt something a little off with my body she would mention it. As an example, my left leg had been sore… Read More

I love Fava beans and look forward to them in the spring! My favorite way to use them is lightly cooked and marinated in a vinaigrette and served at room temperature. Have you ever wondered how to cook Fava beans? Here’s a great photo from a garden in Puget Sound that explains the peeling process:… Read More

Veterans and a Healing Kitchen My son Russell was a corpsman in the Navy and his fellow soldiers called him Doc. It’s a corpsman’s job to keep their fellow soldiers healthy and sometimes simply alive. In 2010 Russell was with the Marines in the Helmand Province in Afghanistan –the year I will always think about… Read More

Finding the Gap Being a creative, high-strung sort, meditation is something that I have always thought was for others. I have set up little alters with flowers and feathers and incense and a pretty pillow to sit on, purple or deep red being preferable, and tried to call forth a still mind. If anyone was… Read More