Musings from the Deep

Food

  • Where are All the People

    While rereading an old entry from Musings from the Deep, written in July of 2008, I found myself smiling at a simple sentence. “Come! The fruit market has just opened and the price is right. They only cost the time… Continue reading

    Where are All the People

  • Extra Potatoes

    If A Bucket Full of Honey was one lesson in radical hospitality, this is another. Once again, the setting was winter. Once again, Highway 17 had been closed by one of those legendary North Shore storms that seem determined to… Continue reading

  • Success isn’t just a seven letter word…

    Recently, I posted a rather spirited rant about the challenges of living in a rural northern community that does not have home mail delivery. In fairness, however, I feel obligated to share a success story — because sometimes a company… Continue reading

    Success isn’t just a seven letter word…

  • Who said doctors don’t make house-calls?

    One morning during Advent I came to the realization that doctors do still make house calls! In Sanctuary the rule is that whoever wakens and turns out first in the morning is responsible for putting on coffee. As it happened… Continue reading