tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89049552474341821242024-03-05T05:32:45.005-06:00Scarlett's Tattoo"We had the sky, up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened."
~Mark Twain's, Huckleberry FinnScarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-17817574644994438502014-12-08T17:23:00.002-06:002014-12-08T17:23:16.386-06:00A Holiday Toast ~ May you Know Peace in Your Heart of Hearts! And may it know you... when you wake it up in the wee hours of the morning.
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Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-68232904188132591862013-04-18T06:00:00.000-05:002013-04-18T06:00:00.934-05:00Barefootin' It! ~ "Undaunted Courage"
I'm Barefootin' It!
with
"Undaunted Courage"
over at
American Expedition!
Where conservation begins!
A resource to help you plan conservation projects with kids!
"Forget not that the
earth delights to feel your bare feet
and the winds long to play with your hair."
-Kahlil Gibran
Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-74138707360135718912013-04-17T06:00:00.000-05:002013-04-17T10:06:17.082-05:00Quinoa and Kale Cuties
*I Cook Barefooted!*
I won't lie.
If my mother had tossed one of these babies onto my plate when I was a kid
it would have gone missing, along with the Brussel sprouts and liver,
to that place where all "good for you" food goes when you're a kid.
Yes, that's right...
It would have gone to "Good For You" Food Heaven!
You might be pleased to know that my taste buds Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-65970664896142703562013-04-10T06:00:00.000-05:002013-04-10T06:00:01.884-05:00The Quintessential Quirky Quinoa
*I Cook Barefooted!*
The Quinoa Alphabet
Antiseptic:
The saponins in quinoa are used as an antiseptic in South America.
Benefits:
Quinoa is an ancient grain-like seed with many health benefits,
making it a "superfood".
Carbs:
Quinoa is a complex carbohydrate with a low glycemic index,
so it won't spike your blood sugar.
&Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-34911974783116363022013-03-21T10:54:00.002-05:002013-03-21T10:54:54.063-05:00Barefootin' It! ~ An Army of Peepers
Spring Peeper by Kerry Wixted
Check out American Expedition's
first blogging community members!
Hop on over to read all about it!
I'm Barefootin' It! ...with
"An Army of Peepers!"
The Spring Peeper
Spring Peepers sing!
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♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ The Joy of Organic Gardening ~
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We don't call it Barefoot Acres around here for nothing. Spring hasn't quite sprung round these parts, though this weekend past I certainly found Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-84202193294756377872013-02-18T06:00:00.000-06:002013-02-18T06:00:06.636-06:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ Three Pines in a Sunbeam
♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ Three Pines in a Sunbeam ~
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Dad’s Colorado
1946 ~ 2012
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Barefoot
Love!
*I Cook Barefooted!*
I'm not much of a chocolate fiend.
I wouldn't make a very convincing cookie monster.
(Though I do like his style!)
And you pro-bab-ly won't see me high-tailin' it
to catch up with the ice cream man on a hot day.
But wrap some homemade fudge up in a little blanket,
tie a love note to it,
and
address it to me...
and I will Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-57468229230938339682012-09-24T06:00:00.000-05:002012-09-24T06:00:18.126-05:00Summer's End
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~ Summer's End ~
"We carry within us all the wonders we seek without." ~ Sir Thomas Browne
Summer's end always sets me on a familiar path; tender shoots of late summer grass beneath my feet, sunlight that plays on my face and warms my toes, cool breezes dancing through the trees, fire smoke on the air, and the Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-82284761137789642422012-09-04T18:17:00.000-05:002012-09-04T18:17:08.306-05:00"And they lived happily ever after!"
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mso-padding-alt:0in Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-10926159865156022842012-08-22T06:00:00.000-05:002012-08-22T06:00:04.302-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Call 'em To The Table Chicken Parmisan
Barefoot
Love!
Hi.
It's me.
Yeah. I know. It's been a while.
You know that time I said, "I need me some more kids!"
Well, even if it was just yesterday.
Indeed... I do NOT need me some more kids.
I'm up to my neck in them, actually.
Teenagers. Frankly.
Oh, how I've missed summers when we trudged skipped gaily
through snake and turtle and tick infested woods
searching for the Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-42783192828336015282012-05-02T23:28:00.001-05:002012-05-02T23:28:12.812-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Zucchini Brownies
Barefoot
Love!
I have an odd confession to make.
Store-bought brownies often taste to me like Play-doh.
Yum!
Oh, yeah!
And there's THIS GUY.
Apparently, I'm not alone in this weirdness.
A friend gave me this recipe years ago.
They're better than chocolate.
They're chocolate veggies!
Incredibly moist, and not like Play-doh at all.
Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-47465869469743162872012-04-30T23:01:00.000-05:002012-05-16T13:24:23.153-05:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ Whatever It Takes!
♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ Whatever It Takes! ~
We, the
storytellers, delight in bringing illumination to the greatest of lies, and when we’re feeling particularly disagreeable with the way of things, as we are sometimes
wont to feel, we especially find our peace in the unraveling of those festering
subtleties of truth. And though we accomplish thisScarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-74534922848984951242012-04-19T11:34:00.002-05:002012-04-24T11:12:19.849-05:00Speak
... and you will be heard.
For my friend.
Love! and Peace.
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Part VII
Part VIII
Part IX
Part X
~ Sexual Assault Awareness Month ~Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-76630675225303736132012-04-18T09:07:00.000-05:002012-04-18T09:07:44.188-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Summer Pork BBQ
Barefoot
Love!
April Showers Bring Summer Barbeque!
I saw my first firefly of the season tonight.
They lit out over the yard; pint-sized orbs of light just out of reach.
It's early. April, ya know.
I'm not ready.
We're still busy gearing up for baseball season,
cleaning out gutters, tilling the garden, making way for Spring...
singing, "Adios, Winter! It was nice knowing ya! Don't Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-89721925041660320672012-04-16T06:30:00.000-05:002012-04-16T06:30:03.208-05:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ The Wings of Life
♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ The Wings of Life ~
"A Love Story That Feeds The Earth"
We, in our attempts to keep our children safe,
our own bodies relatively free of painful venom and mad dashes to the ER,
our lawns immaculate,
and our homes, literally, from falling in around us,
have become accustomed to guilt-free,Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-3582307033632841312012-04-04T07:49:00.000-05:002012-04-09T18:32:14.171-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ White Chocolate Fruit Tart
Barefoot
Love!
Can you feel it?
*Give me an... H*
Kids gettin' restless.
*Give me an... E*
All hopped up on sunshine and daisy chains.
*Give me an... L*
That look in their eyes,
spring in their step,
your money in their back pocket.
Visions of...
summer camp, roller coasters, and swimmin' holes.
*Give me a... P*
*What does that spell?*
SUMMERScarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-87703351277947527712012-04-02T06:30:00.000-05:002012-04-03T10:41:25.999-05:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ Poetry In Motion
♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ Poetry In Motion ~
A Brave and Startling Truth
We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from
delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.
If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.
Love costs all we are and Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-56798685060090181902012-03-28T06:30:00.000-05:002012-04-10T09:19:52.187-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Devilish Eggs
Barefoot
Love!
You know Spring is here when...
that red-checkered vinyl table cloth
you paid fifty-cents for at that garage sale five summers ago
comes out of the closet again,
along with that fancy wicker picnic basket you always wanted
'cause you were gonna "drive into the city
to see that FREE Shakespeare in The Park festival
every weekend in June if it kills Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-31894242854213709102012-03-26T12:19:00.002-05:002012-03-26T12:19:48.343-05:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ A Dream Is A Wish!
♥
Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ A Dream Is A Wish! ~
Thanks for the wish come true, Babe!
Some
luck lies
in not
getting what you thought you wanted
but
getting what you have,
which
once you have got it
you may
be smart enough to see
is what
you would have wanted
had you
known.
~ Garrison
Keillor ~
When I
was young IScarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-15984692660968177432012-03-14T06:30:00.000-05:002012-03-14T06:30:00.630-05:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Lil' Cheddar Meatloaf
Barefoot Love!
"MeatLoaf?
Ew..."
This used to be the reaction my meatloaf, and I, could expect
when we both plopped down at the supper table, exhausted.
Well, I was exhausted.
My meatloaf recipe was just plain borrr-ing!
My hands,
buried wrist deep in eggs, crackers and cold meat
saw more action with that tired old recipe
than my kid's mouths.
As a matter of fact,Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-56700491329786364092012-03-12T06:30:00.000-05:002012-03-12T06:30:04.072-05:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ Raise Your Voice
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Raise
Your
Voice
When our kids were little our
family watched the movie, “Pay It Forward”, based on author, Catherine Ryan Hyde's best selling novel. Our oldest son Will, who was twelve years old at the time, asked afterward “Is that
really possible, Mom?” I remember, distinctly, the feeling of my heart dropping in my Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-74325803717298264992012-03-07T06:30:00.000-06:002012-03-09T10:50:20.490-06:00*I Cook Barefooted!* ~ Spinach Lasagna
Barefoot Love!
Years ago,
I started searching for ways to get my kids to eat their vegetables!
The rule was always the same in our house:
Take it or Leave it.
But, if you take it...
Green always comes first!
And... No Gagging, Squalling, or *Fake Choking Allowed.
* Real Choking, of course, would earn you a one way ticket to the Heimlich...
Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8904955247434182124.post-68546578272046955962012-03-05T06:30:00.000-06:002012-03-05T06:30:01.423-06:00*Life is in the journey!* ~ Happiness
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Life's Inspirational Valiant Endeavors
~ Happiness ~
I'm not sure when, exactly, it happened. Somewhere along the way reality and practicality replaced my childhood dreams and fantasies. When I was young dreaming came easy. Mine was a long list, waxing and waning with my every childish whim. There was always time for dreams. There were no preconceptions of who would Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.com14