by Mary | Apr 12, 2016 | Family, Favorite, Personalities
A few weeks ago, the desert called to me, or was it Spring Training? Baseball has this effect on me. It makes me happy. Just say the word “baseball” and I will break out in a smile. What is it I love so much? It’s the crack of the bat hitting the ball, sending it at...
by Mary | Jun 7, 2017 | Thoughts
I believe we all are writers. The only thing separating us are the filters we choose to use to describe an experience. Our filters may be color-driven, emotionally driven, memory-driven or personal belief-driven. It’s all these variations that make one moment in time...
by Mary | May 17, 2019 | Family, Italy Travels, Life Moments, Stories From My Heart
Our family beach house of 57 years is now a memory. I spent much of my childhood here, in the tiny 1929 blue cottage with brick-red shutters along the shores of Mission Beach. Her living room was covered in a driftwood-type paneling, a fish net hung in a corner,...
by Mary | Apr 13, 2017 | Breads, Breakfast, Recipe
Brioche. It sounds so intimidating. A rich, buttery, egg bread with so many possibilities for creativity. I was feeling ready for a challenge and scoured my cookbook collection comparing recipes and looking for ease of preparation. Finally I settled on one from my...
by Mary | Mar 19, 2014 | Garden, Thoughts
And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere: And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintery rest. Percy Bysshe Shelley March 20, 2014 at 9:57am PST, the sun will cross the celestial...