Our church handed out small bags of ash for Ash Wednesday, reminding us to think about what we would be giving up for Lent. On the way home Darrell and I decided that we needed to give up two things: refined sugar and buying meals at restaurants. When we first moved here [...]
We’ve finally had something that amounts to a California winter for the first time all season. Last week it was 85 degrees (around 30 Celcius) and this week it has been in the 50’s (actually close to freezing some nights). We finally had some rain, too, so that was nice: my flowers [...]
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