November Blessings

November is a mixed bag when you live in McCall.  The days lean to grayness and business slows waaay down.  I get to rest a little and practice nonattachment with my bank account balance. This year, November decided to surprise me. First, the Community Spiritual Muse...

Pumpkin Meditation

Who doesn’t love pumpkins~mysteriously grown in a ‘patch’ of all things, loudly orange, laden with our associations of Halloween creativity and creamy soup.     For two years now the talented Marilyn has gifted Mavens’ Haven with her plump beauties for the fall...

Delicious & Healthy Pumpkin Bisque

First, roast your pumpkin.  Since they are hard to cut, you can roast your Orange Beauty whole until nice and soft.  Set it in a pan with a little water.  Or if you’re brave and watchful, you can set it right on the rack and give it a slow roast.  It will take awhile,...

Pulse from the Heart

My grandma had an extraordinary gift.  She could say a prayer on the spot~ heartfelt, eloquent, in front of dozens of people.  Not me.  By the time I’ve put together a meal, I’m usually too hungry to wait. Enter more lessons in mold recovery. My nutritionist Skip...

Lower Extremity Conditions

      There are conditions common enough like heart disease or frightening enough like cancer that they exist in our collective awareness.  Conditions that cause pain, swelling, and limited mobility in the lower extremities are fairly common–they just don’t have...