I'm here, really

Hello friends and loyal blog readers!

I AM indeed alive, really! My apologies for not posting very much over the past however many months, but life really has been a blur of shifts and busy-ness. There are lots of things brewing, which I will share soon. We just finished our 4th annual Whispers of Spirit Expo yesterday, so I am totally in recovery mode, as it zaps me physically and emotionally. (Think "Christmas" where its a ton of work and then over in like 3 seconds, only longer planning!) Anyhow, I am grateful to everyone who keeps checking in and I will have more full posts again soon!!

Oh but if you really want to connect with me, I have a new facebook addiction. Find me there. :)

Giant Crystal cave on TV!

National Geographic is doing a show on the huge Selenite cave in Naica Mexico on October 12!

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/giant-crystal-cave-3569/Overview

SO SO can't wait!!

i'm here!

Really, I am alive. Updates coming whenever I feel inspired. ;) Until then ... I send lots of

:)

peach pie

Since I can't believe I haven't made this until now this summer, I want to share my favorite pie!

Marilyn's Teriffic Peach Pie

1 1/2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp milk
1/2 c vegetable oil

Crust: Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add the mil and oil. Blend with pie crust cutter. Pat into 9 inch pie pan. Bake 425 until light brown, about 12 minutes.

1 c sugar
pinch salt
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 c water
3 tbsp peach gelatin (royal or jello)
4 to 6 sliced or diced peaches (enough to fill slightly over the top of crust)

Filling: Cook 1 c sugar, salt, cornstarch, and water in a saucepan until thick and clear. Remove from heat and add gelatin. Cool. Add peaches. Pour into pie crust. Cover and refrigerate several hours. Serve with whipped cream.

(Variation on putting together: I just put peaches directly in crust and pour the filling over it.)


I am headed to a week near Voyager's national park on Saturday, so will be returning to blogging when I get back! :)

sedona journals

I know, I have been MIA ... I am cleaning house, enjoying summer, etc. Will be blogging again soon.

In the meantime, I have about 10 years worth of Sedona Journal of Emergence magazines. They have great information. If anyone wants some or all of them, you can have them (but some might have the crystal pages torn out, otherwise complete!). But you have to pick them up at my house. I just feel bad recycling them all. Its a big pile!

Let me know! :)

reunion update

Some updated thoughts on my 20 year reunion ...

It was challenging years there (I was painfully shy, dealing with undiagnosed depression, was the "new" girl as well as a Lutheran pastor's kid at a Catholic school) and yet I do have good memories of a few things, think of certain people and wonder how their life is now, and hold the school in high regards.

Would my life have been different if I hadn't taken a weekend trip in the back of a tiny truck to South Dakota with my English/photography teacher and 4 classmates? Yes, because I wouldn't have been baptized to Van Morrison or appreciated large tacky animal statues. Would I be different if I hadn't spent hours and hours in the photography lab with Mary and Lori and a guy I had a crush on but couldn't talk to? Absolutely. What if I hadn't learned the art of journalling or writing from Mr Theim? Would my life be different if we hadn't lost a classmate and dear friend to suicide 2 years after graduating? Without a doubt. And really, would I be sane now without my bestest friends Michelle's constant support and encouragement? NOPE! :)

Obviously all this stuff around the reunion is bringing up memories and thoughts. There is a website that someone set up where people can post their information and photo's, which is interesting to see. It's funny to realize that if I ran into any male classmates I would not even recognize them, and yet all the women look pretty much the same, just older. I am open to connecting with anyone anytime, and may even contact them on facebook (my brother's baseball coach who happens to have a tarot thing!?). Anyhow, I am headed to Mankato tomorrow to catch up with Michelle, so more thoughts may be coming soon!

facebook

Well, I finally gave in and joined Facebook. Come be my friend.

20 year reunion

So, just got notice about my 20 year high school reunion. Oy. It was not good years there and was fairly cliquey and wierd. I probably am not going (am supposed to be getting back from vacation that day), but we'll see ... would be interesting to see how people have changed though.

Thoughts?