by Lois Melkonian | Nov 4, 2019
Where do you learn your lessons? 25 days ago, I decided to try to make homemade kombucha. The first step is to grow a SCOBY. After this tea/sugar/store bought kombucha mixture sat in the dark recess of an upper cupboard for more than 3 weeks, I took it out and voila –... Read more…
by Lois Melkonian | Oct 30, 2019
Have you ever tried to convince someone to hear you out, change their mind, take another course of action? And no matter what you say there is flat out rejection, or no response?You wait, summoning all the mindfulness you possess, knowing you’ve done what is possible.... Read more…
by Lois Melkonian | Oct 21, 2019
My father would have turned 90 last week, and as I marked his birthdate, I found myself feeling his presence in a new way.It was my dad who taught me how to create a compost pile for the garden. As I cleared out the remnants of our tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers... Read more…