The Perambulator

There’s a new little bookstore on the block, The Contemplative Reader.
As you know, I have a bit of a book collection. Thousands of titles personally selected according to my interests. None that I particularly want to get rid of… but realistically, I will never read them all. That awareness conveniently arose now while I am [...]

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This is my old standby, whole grain pancakes. Warning, once you try these, IHOP will never be the same again.
Mix one and a half cups whole wheat flour with one and a half teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder and one half teaspoon sea salt
Mix in one half cup buckwheat flour
Cut in about one half stick cold [...]

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That old perambulator led me down to the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Ankeny, Iowa today. It’s a wonderful thrift store and “the” place for cash-strapped professionals to update their wardrobes. In addition, they usually have a decent furniture selection and most importantly used books.
I had already been thrift store shopping earlier in the day. [...]

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