Just a Smidgen Blog
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Hi, I am Barbara J Barry, I have a passion for baking, culinary creations, and the wonders of existence as I wander around my hometown this space holds words of love written just for you. Here you'll find the faces of creativity, beauty, love, kindness, abundance, receptivity, and a flourishing search for joy. This is a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY.
Just a Smidgen Blog
4M ago
the forest, the mountains are my north star – the compass where i can reset and find my place ♥ i have so much gratitude to be shown new ribbons of rivers shorelines and craggy views ♥ Lost BY DAVID WAGONER Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
6M ago
What I Know for Sure: Number Seven Which leads me to Number Seven.. jump in, take risks. Don’t wait for it to feel right or “safe”. Life doesn’t guarantee, it will rip promises out of your hands if you don’t leap when a gift is offered. Take the adventure, change jobs, keep trying everything until ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
6M ago
And- after all- there is this finding of your Self, on a ridge, or a range, a mountain trail, or beside a river’s edge.. this space that No one or No thing can take away, or own, contain or coerce- a surrendered ease across a gritted trail, where you find your Place, and a Sympathetic ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
7M ago
It is early hours before dawn as I write, nestled in my privileged life – a darkened room lit by candle’s glow, soft bed and quietly breathing dog by my side. I’ve had a restless night filled with angst and I’ve unexpectedly woken to find myself overwhelmed by the profound sense of my beautiful life ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
7M ago
So much exciting news since I last wrote! I am a grandma, gramma or a nana, I haven’t quite decided yet! Here is a little slice of our heaven right now: We are so blessed to have this little sweetheart in our lives! I’ve acquired a baker’s island, originally a flower shop console, it works ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
1y ago
Well, thanks to inflation and a number of other factors, our grocery bill has increase by 35% since 2014. Here is the list I compiled back in 2014 so you can see for yourself. Please know that I didn’t keep track of some box/package sizes in 2014 so I’ve entered the current size for 2022 ..read more
Just a Smidgen Blog
1y ago
Not everyone in my family likes pumpkin pie so I love to make an apple pie as well This recipe uses pink lady apples, they can make a nice pink blush shade when baked or made into apple sauce and are so sweet and lovely. Make sure to trim away excess pie dough around the ..read more