{MM} 4.29.13

Hmmm, a few personal highlights from last week:

1. We planted our garden (in rubber maid containers!).
2. I’ve started practicing the piano again. I swear “this time” I’m going finally stick with it.
3. I re-read A River Runs Through It.
Look, I get Norman Mclean is not anywhere near veg friendly. I mean, the whole novella is about fly fishing. But his writing is soothing & beautiful. (I wish he had written more.) And though it goes into way more detail than I would ever care to know about fly fishing, the story is really about his relationship with his brother (I admit, it’s even more fun to read when I have the image of Brad Pitt as Paul) & his dad.

The last lines of the story are the best:

Eventually, all things merge into one, & a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood & runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, & some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters.

A River Runs Through It, pg. 104

More good stuff:

♥ I had no idea Joaquin Phoenix was/is a lifelong vegan.
Makes me like him even more.

♥ A brilliant, free way to get different books for your child’s library.

♥ White sugar is so 1970’s.
There are so many other, cooler, unrefined options.

♥ Best cleaning tip: “Don’t put things down, put them away.”
More where that came from, here.

♥ I don’t often think: “I want that blog.”
But, I want this blog.
It’s so clean & pretty,
& these sushi rolls have me salivating.

♥ What a creative tribute to Boston.

♥ Appreciate normal, people!

♥ When husbands go out of town: a true account.
(My favorite is day 1.)

♥ Bedtime & lyrics.
If you have kids, tell me you can relate with this.
This happened to me just last week.

♥ Did you know that feeding your baby mild curry can help broaden their palate?

♥ Deep roots.

♥ I shared this on fb, but if you didn’t get a chance to listen to this, you must:
TAL’s Trends with Benefits. What you probably don’t know about federal disability payments.

♥ Bulimia isn’t just for teenagers. One 52 year old woman’s narrative.

♥ These photos are breathtaking.
(I love the contrast, especially the 2nd photo.)

♥ Some thoughts from a vegan on his deathbed.