Food for the Soul
I want to start the year by sharing two beautiful documentaries that I hope will inspire you. Even though resolutions are always a possitive way to start a New Year, more times … Continue reading
Market Day.
Are markets the heart of a community? With every social interaction, noise getting louder, the different smells overpowering at times but adding to the experience, and the infinite color palettes … Continue reading
Faith
Silence… a squeak, whispers, someone’s cough. Silence again… the sound of turning pages, steps, silence… In a world of busy and loud, it seemed as if life had stopped, however, … Continue reading
Meet Maew
I met Maew while covering an assignment for Edible Austin. (Check out her and her husband’s story at Edible Austin’s last issue. “When Harry met Maew” it is a wonderful … Continue reading
Ready to work and Happy to Give.
Earth is always ready to work and happy to give, and it does it beautifully. If you would like a print of this last image go to www.redbirdshouse.com We … Continue reading
A Place for Inspiration
Inspiration: In spirit with whatever moves your life. This is what I think : Simple unexpected things bring the most inspiration. They might not be what we expect them to … Continue reading
Inspired by the past
If there is such thing as vacation blues, I am sure I have them. Since I came back from Europe a week ago I have not been able to … Continue reading
Time for good food, a hearty laugh and a great conversation.
When my sons were in pre-school their Montessori guide (today a dear friend) invited them to celebrate her daughter’s 5th birthday party at her family’s restaurant. La Tuna Grill was … Continue reading
Joyful Living
On Easter Sunday I took my camera and went on a personal assignment. My local park in New Braunfels, TX gets booked months in advance to celebrate Eater Sunday. Families … Continue reading
Bees looked happy in Floresville, TX
Two weeks ago I took a field trip to Floresville, TX. It was a spring day and the countryside looked like a Matisse painting. We had had two weeks … Continue reading
Meet Lynn.
If I had to choose one quality to describe Lynn Forres it would be: Good taste. For “Downton Abbey’s” fans, she would be a modern “Lady Lynn” http://www.pbs.org Lynn Forres … Continue reading
Sharing seeds
Pedro Schambon and Elizabeth Johnson http://www.ciachef.edu/texas got together at My Father’s Farm http://www.myfathersfarm.org with the excitement of seeing a new variety of pepper grow. Months ago, Pedro had planted Aji … Continue reading
Boggy Creek Farm
http://www.boggycreekfarm.com What a treat it is these days to be able to buy food from a local organic farm. Even more if it is one inside the city limits. … Continue reading
Meet Juanita.
When I was 7 years old, my parents bought a property outside Mexico City. Every weekend we would drive up to the mountains to find refuge in a very small … Continue reading
Rice for the newly weds
Ivan and Lourdes were greeted with rice at the end of mass. As newlyweds, they were wished good luck and abundance, as well as fertility. They were hit several times … Continue reading
The Kitchen Press 