Finding Balance and Joy: November 2022

Monday, November 28, 2022

15 Whimsical Houses Around the World

Beverly Hills, California

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Culver City, California

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Warwickshire, England

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Matamata, New Zealand

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Cappadocia, Turkey

Photo: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Sivas, Turkey

Photo: Sercan Kucuksahin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Vilsteren, Netherlands

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Almere, Netherlands

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Halberstadt, Germany

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Toronto, Canada

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Cambridgeshire, England

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Charlevoix, Michigan

Photo: Jim West / Alamy Stock Photo

Boothbay, Maine

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Winterthur, Delaware

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Hillsborough, California

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Source:
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/whimsical-fairytale-houses-around-the-world/amp

Which one is your favorite? Drop me a line!

Monday, November 21, 2022

The Beauty of Autumn

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“I like spring, but it is too young. I like summer, but it is too proud. So I like best of all autumn, because its leaves are a little yellow, its tone mellower, its colours richer, and it is tinged a little with sorrow and a premonition of death.

Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor of the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and is content.

From a knowledge of those limitations and its richness of experience emerges a symphony of colours, richer than all, its green speaking of life and strength, its orange speaking of golden content and its purple of resignation and death.”

~ Lin Yutang “My Country and My People”

Monday, November 14, 2022

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Salad

Greetings all!

If you are trying to find a new salad, may I recommend this black bean and sweet potato salad? I loved this healthy, delicious, and easy recipe!

Image and recipe from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/238162/vegan-black-bean-and-sweet-potato-salad/

Ingredients (4 servings):

1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
½ teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
coarse salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 (14.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
½ red onion, finely chopped (optional)
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Feta cheese (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Spread sweet potatoes onto a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over sweet potatoes; season with salt and pepper. If using, sprinkle cumin and red pepper flakes. Toss sweet potatoes until evenly coated.
Roast on the lower rack of the preheated oven, stirring halfway through, until sweet potatoes are tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and lime juice together in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper.
Add sweet potatoes, black beans, onion, and cilantro; gently toss to coat.
I also like adding feta cheese.

Bon Appetit! Let me know how you like it!