Recipe Roundup: Thanksgiving with a twist

It's that time for another Recipe Roundup!  With a big holiday gathering just around the corner, I collected a few Thanksgiving recipes... but, with a twist!

Cousins Tripp: Portland snapshots

Moody music-video mixtape for October

 This is the song where I sit still


Until our heartbeats drown out the clock ticking


And the song becomes I love you and always will

Recipe Roundup: Squash It Is

This recipe roundup is dedicated to Mom who inspired this month's ingredient: squash!

Mash it, bake it, drink it, stuff it... Go grab some squash at your local farmer's market and get cooking.  

Yes, squash can be healthy- but somehow it just tastes better drenched in butter and brown sugar or topped with whipped cream!  Happy cooking!  

.ryn

We'll kick it off with the traditional baked acorn squash (this is one of the one's I'm talking about- drenched in butter & sugar)

The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting in your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

A sonnet told by heart

This way...

Maine Moments

“I want to know
if you know
how to melt into that fierce heat of living
falling toward
the center of your longing.”
― David Whyte

For Mae

As a Child Enters the World 

As I enter my new family,

May they be delighted

At how their kindness

Comes into blossom.

Unknown to me and them,

May I be exactly the one

To restore in their forlorn places

New vitality and promise.

A summer postcard from PA- from me to you!

One Day...

A tune that is sure to recharge your soul.  Listen & feel.
   .ryn

Phenomenal Woman

"American Girl in Italy:" Ruth Orkin

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.



Jim Thorpe

“If you walk across my camera I will flash the world your story.” 

-Woody Guthrie

Rafting the Lehigh River at Jim Thorpe, PA Summer 2012

-snapshots through a waterproof disposable film camera-

The Helpers

Comforting words for an uncomfortable week in our country...

Charmed

I am thrilled by the latest in Wes Anderson's collection of whimsical films: Moonrise Kingdom.  I adore this film and can't wait to see it again!  His use of color, texture, framing, locations, and especially music take you to another place... somewhere innocent and magical.  He features tunes raging from Hank Williams' ballads to Britten performances by boys' choirs.  Totally charming!
See this... please.  .ryn

Strong

24 hours in nature

Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.

-William Wordsworth

What happens when you spend 24 hours to looking closely at your surroundings?  

You will find microsnails, slugs, rare wildflowers, blue-tailed skinks, eagles, hog-nosed snakes, mosses, turtles, bats.  You will hear whipoorwills calling in the trees, owls screeching, timberdoodles flapping slowly overhead, and katydids rehearsing for the summer season. 

That's what we did in a Bioblitz, documenting every possible species of living creature we could find at a PA state park in 24 hours.  

It was nice to take time to listen, watch, feel, and help.  

White-footed mouse

“What you seek is seeking you.” 

― Rumi

Mt. Gretna, May 2012

Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Falling Stars
Do you remember still the falling stars

that like swift horses through the heavens raced

and suddenly leaped across the hurdles
 of our wishes--do you recall?
And we 
did make so many!
For there were countless numbers 
of stars: each time we looked above
we were
 astounded by the swiftness of their daring play,

while in our hearts we felt safe and secure

watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate,

knowing somehow we had survived their fall.


-Rainer Maria Rilke

Sweet and springy

Something sweet and springy for your Monday.

.ryn

Spring on my street in detail

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself”

-Zen proverb

Cardboard arcade of dreams

3 a.m.

the night, i think, is darker than we can really say
and god’s been living in that ocean, sending us all the big waves
and i wish i was a sailor so i could know just how to trust,
maybe i could bring some grace back home to the dryland for all of us

When I think of Mom...

Happy happy birthday to my sweet Mom!  Wishing I was closer to give you a huge hug!  Love you lots and thanks for making life fun & special!

   .ryn

San Fran Getaway

When I think of Dad...

Happy birthday to the BEST dad on earth! Sending love via the Internet! Appreciate the fun you add to life!
    .ryn