Category Archives: Beauty

Motown Pesto

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Art for Housewives

The basil growing on our balcony is out of control. It’s time to make a Pesto Zucchini Lasagna Texan style. Authentic pesto is made by crushing the basil with a pestle and mortar. But I am lazy and simply throw … Continue reading →

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Just an Ordinary Day

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Just an ordinary day. “And then gone.   Joan Didion What a crass, loud, and inhumane world we are living in. It’s so easy these days to get distracted and to wander from one’s core. It’s so very easy to get … Continue reading →

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The Rock and the Wave

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Art for Housewives

The other morning I feared for our bougainvillea. The fear was based on recent actions by people living nearby. It’s taken years of care to have it grow so large and lovely and the idea that its beauty could be … Continue reading →

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The Present Moment

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Marcus Aurelius writes to himself that “no one loses any life other than the one he lives, or lives any life other than the one he loses.” (Meditations, Book 2:14) A long life and a short life both end in … Continue reading →

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On Making Beautiful Choices

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Today is my blog’s 20th birthday. I started it after reading the Scientific Warning of 1992. It begins like this: Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on … Continue reading →

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