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Plant Barbering 101
How can it be Friday already? I've been playing catch up since returning from the Accessibility Summit in the DC Metro area–a day late thanks to US Airlines cancelling their Sunday night flight to Des Moines because they couldn't assemble a crew willing to fly to our...
Non-Dairy Peanut Butter Cookies
After a week on the road, I was happy to get home Monday afternoon. Not only to sleep in my own bed and see the Man of Steel, but also to enjoy the container of dairy-free peanut butter cookies I'd tucked away in the freezer before leaving. Knowing the cookies were...
Top Ten Differences Between Iowa and the DC Metro Area
The past weekend's trip to DC was longer than the one to Orange County the weekend before last. Which means only 1 thing: more time to come up with the top 10 differences between Iowa and DC. Here goes! 10. DC metro traffic is crazy. Iowa...not so much. 9. Reagan...
What’s Better than Spring in DC?
Sorry about the missed post Friday. I was in the DC area for the Accessibility Summit at McLean Bible Church and spent Friday recovering from the non-stop flight from Des Moines to Reagan International airport and the shuttle ride the airport to the hotel the day...
Basil Pesto Pasta
One cooking puzzle I've never been able to solve is how to achieve the perfect marinara sauce to pasta ratio. My tendency is to overdo the pasta, which means that 9 out of 10 times we have left over spaghetti noodles. If it's just a little bit, we throw it away. But...
Top Ten Differences Between Iowa and California
I was in California for a conference about mental health and the church over the weekend. The conference was excellent, and the trip was quick. But I observed enough differences between tiny Iowa and big California to make a new top ten list to augment one created way...