by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 22, 2016 | Aging, Cooking and Eating, Family, Grandparenting, Health, Technology
A New Way to Plan and Prepare Meals “I am so sick of cooking for myself” my friend Martha announced as we walked to our cars after exercise class. The sun had finally broken through the coastal overcast and the late afternoon warmth felt good on my neck. ...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Aug 8, 2016 | Aging, Cooking and Eating, Family, Grandparenting, Health
Chopping Vegetables A few weeks before she was due to give birth to her first child, one of my daughters invited me to her house to chop vegetables. I had been bugging her, asking what I could do to help, so I didn’t question her when she called; just showed up...
by Marlene Bumgarner | Jul 18, 2016 | Community, Cooking and Eating, Family, Grandparenting, Nature
July’s Bounty I love July. I walk to my local farmer’s market almost every Saturday morning. Starting about the 4th of July, however, the vegetable stands are literally spilling over with an amazing variety of green and yellow and purple and red...
by Marlene Bumgarner | May 16, 2016 | Cooking and Eating, Travel, Writing
I will be on a writing retreat in Greece for the next two weeks, so my posts will be intermittent and with a Greek background. I hope you enjoy the journey with me. We arrived in Athens yesterday morning, and made our way to the Metro and then to Monistiraki...
by Marlene Bumgarner | May 9, 2016 | Child development, Cooking and Eating, Family, Grandparenting, Nature
An Abundance of Vegetation This is the time of year that many colleges, universities, and non-profit corporations hold plant sales. Diligent students and volunteers have been propagating plant starts for months, and now they are showcasing the results of their work....
by Marlene Bumgarner | Feb 1, 2016 | Aging, Community, Cooking and Eating, Health
Paradise I awakened this morning to blue sky and sunshine. By the time I had eaten breakfast and finished my coffee, the Adirondack chairs on my deck were steaming and the puddles left from two weeks of welcome rain had started to recede. After exercise class I read...