'Tis a gift to be simple

I am taking a week off from interpreting to try my hand at something completely different: cooking for Peace Camp! Five days, five lunches, 25 people. I can do it, with the help of my 14 year-old sous chef! This is gonna be fun!

When I planned my menu, I had two things in mind: balance and simplicity. That means, no processed ingredients, and everything made from scratch (except for mayonnaise, the making of which requires patience, skill and a wicked stirring arm!) If these kids are like most Americans, a majority of their food is processed with sugar, fat and salt, and rarely eaten as a true family-style meal. So for my part of Peace Camp, I can provide them with good, home-cooked food while they learn about how to solve conflicts without violence and how to value themselves as the briliiant creations that they are!!!

I was so busy I forgot to blog!

Celebrating Gay Pride. Working. Watching stuff on Netflix. Singing. Making hats. Coffee with Betsy. Therapy. Thinking up meals for Peace Camp. Picking vegetables from the garden. Loving all the animals in the house. Dreaming of Galveston. Thinking of how to help a friend in need. Figuring out my car stereo. Going to church. Thinking of how to cut matted hair off a really old cat. Admiring my new wooden sea turtle that Kathy brought back from Padre Island. Cleaning my room. Wondering where I can cash in a bunch of change without paying a 10% surcharge. Laughing at how much fun it was for Betsy and I to buzz each other's heads. Watching Top Chef with Erin. Talking shop with Will. Looking for hummingbirds. Catching baby guineas. Taking out of town trips in my trusty car, Hank. Listening to the rain. Doing the next right thing.

Thanking the Creator for all the things that keep me so busy.