Do we ever stop growing and learning? How many times do we change directions in our lifetimes? I am so torn now, between writing and painting. Two unfinished paintings wait for me now, haunting me. Life demands haven’t made that possible in the past few months, but I’m really aching to finish the paintings and my writing projects, too.
Juggling Want-to-do and Life Demands takes energy. Right now, in addition to settling my new home, I’m checking out Mediterranean cooking… I have a long way to go. Do you want to cook big meals in the heat of summer? I don’t. But a cold grab ‘n go meal, like this one, waiting in the frig, is dinner. It’s basically pasta and More.
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What’s in the bowl above? I love me basil and chives, pots now growing on my porch. I’m still perfecting—for me—this dish, but ingredients are spiral pasta (next time maybe chickpea pasta?), garbanzo beans, chopped red onion and sweet peppers, pumpkin seeds and tomatoes. I had to use Parmesan cheese, but Feta is better. (If you can recommend a good sharp cheese—thank you.) I used extra virgin olive oil, some olives, smoked paprika, and lemon juice when a fresh lemon would have been better.
Other things are on my summer list, too, like making crop pants out of certain long linen pants. This is not as easy as once, because I’m not sewing all the time, and my old faithful Singer hasn’t hummed since I moved.
What am I going to be when I grow up? We’re all changing, and you are, too. I’m also amid a lot of other updating, tech work, and writing. I put a lot of me into my stories, the things I do/have done—like struggling into a new life, and making a new me, which takes a lot of thought and energy. My women’s fiction stories like The Basket Series and Fresh Start series in particular hold parts of me and/or my experiences.
Here’s best wishes on your own projects. I’m working on new ones right now, in fact a variety of new projects. I’d love to hear what you would like to see more of here, what topics? I am still working on this website and yes, I do it myself. Please do comment below, or I’d love to hear from you: Where you can find me: Mail – Facebook – Instagram – X
Until next time… Meanwhile, relax, off load, play music and chat with friends, go CALM, my friends…
Cait London 