All photos are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta, 2021. No permission exists to duplicate in any form.
Month: May 2021
Returning to Normalcy
Slowly, we are returning to normal. In the last month, we have eaten in a restaurant three times. Two of these times were just my husband and I at a higher end fast food place. But, Thursday, we went out to dinner with our youngest son, his girlfriend, and her parents. This took place at…
Poetry Friday: Wildlife Sights and Sounds
We live in Wisconsin in a town that has grown over three fold in the last twenty years. Houses occupy what used to be cornfields and prairie, tightly woven together with a maze of streets and lights where once there was nothing but crickets and darkness. Human development greatly impinges on the environment. In these…
The Disdainful Human Race
Yesterday, I commented to a friend that I thought the world was in serious trouble. My thought goes beyond the obvious online nastiness, political polarization, and age old battle of haves and have nots. It comes down to seeing disdain from fellow human beings in everyday actions… every day. When you are full of disdain…
Are you an Early Bird or Night Owl?
Ever since high school, I’ve known myself to be an night owl. I didn’t function well in the morning then, and forty-five years later, I don’t function in well in the morning, now. My mother, chipper than chipper in the morning would sing and greet us happily in our kitchen. I barely uttered a g’morning…
Slice of Life: Blog and Project Updates
I just don’t have it in me to write a diatribe on anything today. Instead, I thought I would pull some loose ends together on things I’ve been up to. This includes projects that are underway, possible upcoming blog changes. Projects My roman shade project is starting to come to a conclusion. The first shade…
Foodie Monday: New and Old Chicken Dishes
Last week, my husband found a recipe in a cook book we’ve had for almost ten years. We’ve been trying to cook new dishes regularly. This dish was called Mustard Milanese with an Arugula Fennel Salad from Deb Perelman’s The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook (2012). It was so tasty! We’ll definitely be making it again. Beyond…
Silent Sunday: The Beauty of Wisconsin
Silent Sunday is the day of the week that I offer just my own photographs of a particular theme. All the photos offered today were taken this past week. There is no permission to duplicate in any fashion. Thank you!
Simple Ethics of Foraging
Yesterday, I took an intro to foraging class. It was held by an organization called the Driftless Folk School and the session took place on the grounds of the Kickapoo Valley Reserve near La Farge, Wisconsin. This area is a jaw-droppingly (my own term) beautiful part of Wisconsin. I was excited to go, as much…