Asian Lettuce Wraps

1 cup cooked, ground soy beans 1 cup bean sprouts (fresh or canned) 2 cups cole slaw mix (fresh or packaged) 1/4 cup sesame seed 1/2 cup Asian Salad Dressing, lowfat (don’t use the strong sesame oil dressings)

2013 Reading Log

Are you a Kindle lover? The list below (updated periodically throughout the year) contains mostly titles available on Kindle or Audible (which I listen to through my Kindle). The classics you see below (e.g., Cather, Tolstoy, Hardy, Emerson, Stevenson) are available for free! Novels Flight Behavior: A Novel, Barbara Kingsolver Plainsong, Kent Haruf – print Light…

5k Training

Most every spring I set a goal to RUN a 5K. I have walked 5Ks and run/walked 5Ks. I have never just RUN one. I find a training plan online and get to work. However, I am not used to rigorous training so I don’t get as far with my training as I would like.…

Jeremiah’s Call

Reverend Jane Willis Wheatland UCC, Feb 3, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10 4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” 6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” 7 But…

First Camping Trip of the Season

During the warm months I wander around (when not working and gardening) in my Econoline Van with my faithful dog Tango. Tango, the best dog ever  I vowed in 2003 to stop sleeping on the ground after 30 years of camping in tents. I first had a little Chevy Pickup with a topper, then graduated…

Happy Spring

A few weeks ago Daylight Savings time began. Today is the first day of Spring. For me, this is life at its best. My son will come up from Denver for Spring Break. Daffodils, iris, and hollyhocks are pushing through the soil, into the light. Easter celebration is just ahead. And,  I relive the excitement…