Artists / Writers
Deb and John Larabee
Artists / Writers

Love the moment, love the dance, for life is but a moment and the dance a lifetime.  John Larabee

Perfect Iced Tea

Some people are known for their great talents. The world is full of actors, singers, writers, and other creative types. Others have great minds and pursue prestigious careers in science. As for me – I am the creative type. As a nurse, I gravitated to areas where I could use my passion for teaching and coaching, places where I could make abundant use of my rather warped sense of humor, writing, and speaking skills. Yet, if you ask my family what they “inherited” from me, they would all say “iced tea.”

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Pause

On Monday morning, I visited our backyard garden to pick several cherry tomatoes and a handful of blackberries from the vine. Holding these tiny nutritional gems in the palm of my hand warmed me, knowing that my husband John had nurtured each one for months. From soil to plate, the garden lifecycle for this small harvest was now complete. Today, John will tend to the remaining garden, and I will toss the tomatoes and blackberries into a larger breakfast salad to nourish us. Food is as much about the spirit as it is about nutrition.

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