Fresh from my garden. Soon to be frozen grape goop. 😁🍇🤷🏻‍♂️

I didn’t have whole tomatoes so I used cans of diced tomatoes with basil and diced chilis added, and drained them well. It was delicious and mildly spicy. Perfect.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tomato_pie/

https://www.patreon.com/posts/savory-september-55619151

Here’s September’s Wallpaper. As much as I hate to see Summer end, I am so excited for the changing of leaves, apple season, and oodles of sunflowers and chrysanthemums. Check out my Patreon post to download, and/or request a wallpaper resize for a different device.

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Check out this pretty August wallpaper which you can download for free. Then join my Patreon and follow me for more fun!

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Last year, I finished 25 books. It was no re than I had read in years. I’m off to a slow start so far, but that’s ok.

1. Hand to Mouth by Linda Tirado
2. Groomed by Samantha Leonard
3. Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
4. The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
5. Hope by Marc Levy
6. The Code Breaker by Isaac Isaacson
7. Evicted by Matthew Desmond
8. Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
9. No Walls and the Recurring Dream by Ani DiFranco
10. Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
11. The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN & Elyse Resch, MS, RDN
12. Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
13. Bone Music by Christopher Rice
14. The Flux by Ferrett Steinmetz
15. Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner
16. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
17. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
18. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
19. How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
20. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
21. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
22. Becoming by Michelle Obama
23. Nonbinary. Memoirs of Gender and Identity
24. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
25. A Demon in my view by Ruth Rendell
26. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
27. 1776 by David McCullough
28. The Virgin of Prince Street by Sonja Livingston
29. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
30. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
31. 2020 Award Winning Book
32. A Season in Hell by Rimbaud
33. The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
34. Killer Reunion by G.A. McKevett
35. The Day is Dark by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
36. Sami Blood
37. The Heart Keeper by Alex Dahl
38. Alfons Mucha 1860-1939 : master of art nouveau by Renate Ulmer
39. The little old lady who broke all the rules by Catherina Ingelman-Sundberg
40. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
41. More Myself by Alicia Keys
42. Beloved by Toni Morrison
43. Human Resources by Brad Carter
44. American Dirt
45. The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
46. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
47. The Tatooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
48. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
49. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

1. The Roses of May (The Collector series, Book 2) by Dot Hutchinson
2. Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
3. Wildflowers by Drew Barrymore
4. The Sinking of the Vasa by Russell Freedman, illustrated by William Low
5. Superfans by Pat Flynn
6. Animalistic by Susan Orleans
7. The Body is not an apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
8. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
9. Library of Souls by Ransom Rigg
10. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
11. Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
12. Untamed by Glennon Doyle
13. How to Win an Argument on Social Media by Brian Anglin
14. The 40 rules of Love by Elif Shafak
15. Hippie by Paulo Coelho
16. Your Song Changed My Life by Bob Boilen
17. * The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
18. Entering the Castle: Exploring Your Mystical Experience of God by Caroline Myss
19. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
20. What You Have Heard is True by Carolyn Forché
21. Second Nature, A Gardener’s Education by Michael Pollan
22. When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase
23. Norse Gods by Neil Gaiman
24. Resistance by Tori Amos
25. Got Parts? by A.T.W.
26. Gay Mysticism by Andrew Harvey
27. No Walls and the Recurring Dream by Ani DiFranco
28. Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller
29. The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN & Elyse Resch, MS, RDN
30. Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
31. Bone Music by Christopher Rice
32. The Flux by Ferrett Steinmetz
33. Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner
34. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
35. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
36. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
37. How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
38. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
39. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
40. Becoming by Michelle Obama
41. Nonbinary. Memoirs of Gender and Identity
42. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
43. A Demon in my view by Ruth Rendell
44. Ordinary People by Judith Guest
45. 1776 by David McCullough
46. The Virgin of Prince Street by Sonja Livingston
47. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
48. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
49. 2020 Award Winning Book
50. A Season in Hell by Rimbaud
51. The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
52. Killer Reunion by G.A. McKevett
53. The Day is Dark by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
54. Sami Blood
55. The Heart Keeper by Alex Dahl
56. Alfons Mucha 1860-1939 : master of art nouveau by Renate Ulmer
57. The little old lady who broke all the rules by Catherina Ingelman-Sundberg
58. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
59. More Myself by Alicia Keys
60. Beloved by Toni Morrison
61. Human Resources by Brad Carter
62. American Dirt
63. The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
64. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

A year ago, I upgraded this site to a business account, and then had one of the roughest unexpected years of my life. I did not renew, but will do so once I get into a good routine, making it worth the costs.

Things I accomplished in 2019:

• LGBTQ+ Leadership training
• LGBTQ+ Presbyterian Ambassadorship
• Changed jobs
• Divorce
• Joined a band to raise money for kids
• Performed “Under Pressure” in public along with a storytelling opportunity
• Started my tattoo in honor of my father

Goals for 2020:

• Save up 3 months of living costs in case of emergency.
• Pay down my car loan.
• Set up a weekly and monthly newsletter with Tiny Letter.
• Collect all of my haikus into one concise book.
• Launch 1-2 online classes.
• Record and market one music album and associated video components.
• Host a monthly crafting experience.
• Grow my TupperWare and essential oils businesses.
• Create and maintain an inventory for my online jewelry store.
• Continue my dad’s tattoo

I intended to read 52 books and only finished 20, but that was more than the year before. I’m pretty happy with my list. Having a goal of 52 books is reasonable though, so I’m going to do this again.

My word for 2020 is RELEASE.
My intention for 2020 is MEDITATION.
My theme for 2020 is BEING PRESENT, JOY.

I decided in January to make an ambitious list of 52 books I already have access to, in paper form or audio book and read them by the end of December 2019. At this rate, I probably won’t make it, but I have thus far read 12 books (and started many others) that I wouldn’t have otherwise read. I also joined my church’s book club (although I missed the last two meetings). This was such a great decision for me, as I’m feeling inspired, and connected with other people who love good books.

What have YOU been reading lately?

(BOLD means finished)

1. The False Door by Brett King
2. How to Fix a Broken Heart by Dr. Guy Winch (twice)
3. White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
4. Dead Certain by Adam Mitzner
5. P.S. from Paris by Marc Levy
6. Educated by Tara Westover
7. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
8. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
9. Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings
10. The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
11. How to Fix a Broken Heart by Dr. Guy Winch (twice)
12. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
13. Haunting Charlie by Wendy Wang
14. Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
15. The Library Book by Susan Orlean
16. Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
17. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
18. The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist by Debbie Mirza
19. The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
20. A Serial Killer’s Daughter by Kerri Rawson
21. The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN & Elyse Resch, MS, RDN
22. Money Making Mom by Crystal Paine
23. Bone Music by Christopher Rice
24. The Flux by Ferrett Steinmetz
25. Rain Girl by Gabi Kreslehner
26. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
27. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
28. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
29. How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins
30. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
31. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
32. Becoming by Michelle Obama
33. Nonbinary. Memoirs of Gender and Identity
34. No Walls and the Recurring Dream by Ani DiFranco
35. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee