Carrot Pineapple Cake

Carrot Pineapple Cake

  2 C flour2 tsp cinnamon2 tsp baking soda½ tsp salt 2 C sugar1 ½ C vegetable oil 3 C raw grated carrots (~7 medium carrots)8 oz can crushed pineapple (undrained)1 tsp vanilla3-4 eggs beaten1 C chopped walnuts or pecans (dry roast in skillet or oven to enhance flavor)...
Growing Older and Wiser

Growing Older and Wiser

I’m in a writing group that meets weekly. This post is from today’s session. Our group writes based on the book by Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones. The premise is that one of us throws out a phrase, an idea or word and we begin writing in a stream...
How to Push Past Fear

How to Push Past Fear

How do you push past fear when you are afraid? I was afraid to try acro yoga. To hang upside down in yoga positions was crazy for me, like jumping off a cliff might be. After attending my regular yoga class, the yoga teacher introduced a visiting yoga teacher, Whaka...