This recipe, Flat not Fat Belly Chili, is one of my favorites, because it is, of course, a 5 yum dish.  And, as most of the ingredients are already stocked in the pantry, it’s quick n’ easy to whip up! Serve with the grain of your choice and a nice mixed green salad, and voilà,…

This week’s collection of curious quotes to chew on, “8  Moment of Zen Cowgirl Style Quotes” is inspired by the Tucson Rodeo Parade.  Yes, folks, this morning, bright n’ early—at 6:45 a.m.—we headed downtown to South Tucson to watch the parade, which is interestingly enough, the largest non-motorized parade in the country.  No cars, no…

Have you ever noticed that some of the things that we think, we imagine, we hope will have a restorative and restful impact do not. Sometimes what we do, the activities we partake in support unconscious behavior vs. awareness, mindfulness and consciousness.  They pull us away from our core, our center and put us into…

Greetings Tushkateers,   How are y’all on this absolutely spectacular day?  I am peachy keen.  My daughter and her man have been visiting us, here in Tucson, for the past week.  They leave today.  (Sob, sob…don’t go…don’t leave mommy!!!)   And, Holy CowGirl, it has been a whirlwind of activity, including but not limited to our…

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