by Sharon Cooke | Jul 14, 2021
I have invited a friend for dinner and I am going to cook! Yes, plan a menu, pull out recipes, shop the ingredients and cook. For ages it’s been apps, salads and gelato. I’m back. Sweet Potato Lasagna, salad (I’m even making the dressing) and this lovely vanilla ice...
by Sharon Cooke | Feb 1, 2021
My daughter comes to me and tells me that my grand daughter (age seven) would like to learn to knit and could I take this one. With a slight hesitancy, I reply, “Yes, I can take this.” My hesitancy was not about teaching my grand daughter how to knit, it was more that...
by Sharon Cooke | Dec 9, 2020
There was a time in my life where I experienced what it was to be with someone and yet very much alone. Neglected and abandoned, with the repeated message that I was not deserving of being loved. I crumbled. But, life and likewise, myself, had other plans. I rallied....
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 9, 2020
The act of performing well planned efficient errands to me is an art form. I start with the Post-It Note (I so love this invention). Then I plan my route. The ultimate high is when I design one where there are only right turns, no crossing traffic – I know,...
by Sharon Cooke | Nov 11, 2019
The place you come from is important. I’m not talking geography. I’m talking intention. I’m talking the energy you align to. Think about it, sit down, pour a cup of… and mullonder.* Most importantly be honest with yourself. For the past few years I’ve been out and...
by Sharon Cooke | Sep 16, 2019
There is the conversation where you attempt to tell someone something or perhaps someone attempts to tell you something and you hear from another or yourself, “I know, I know.” When this is uttered it more often than not translates into, “Leave me be.” We learn how...
