Hopeful uplifting words just in case you need them-- Have to fail to move forward. We all do. "But some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not lived at all, in which case you fail by default." - J. K. Rowling "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a … [Read more...]
Cards Revisited & Made Again
These are Skirt in the Kitchen cards revisited and made again; improved and years later now marketed... Then new ones to add. These turnips were fried in butter with only mint and salt. My father's knife. I chose the cooked with the uncooked; the very contrast and thought for this picture. Many summers ago--my mother's salmon patties recipe that she … [Read more...]
Café Cup Full
Psss... Come 'ere. I'm in a coffee shop, all by my comfortable-lonesome-but-not-lonely. The coffee is freshly pressed with its wispy aroma; and the pie is delish!! I'm celebrating. What, you may ask-- A café cup full of lessons; life experienced and learned. Still leaning into more learning steps of excitable discovery this remaining year going into 2023. Where … [Read more...]
October Word Pic
Things Change
Things change whether we want them to or not. We change. Not just the seasons. Flower petals fall, leaves turn color, the wind even feels different-- In the Fall. We are like the seasons. If things never changed, if we never changed, there would be no growth. Growth is uncomfortable. It can be chilling; diverse. And it can be painful. It calls for … [Read more...]
Midwest Summer
Should you experience, eat cicadas? It is music to the ears to hear them. Many, many years ago, my little girl dug up a small raspberry plant from a far part of the yard--she replanted it on the front corner of the house. Being away for so many years during any berry season, I come back to find raspberries galore; so many plants multiplied around the side and the … [Read more...]
Coconut Dandelion Asparagus Soup w/Spring Greens
You know I've got to be different. I'm a kid in a candy store when I'm here with you. When I'm one with nature, but also-- When I'm finding all the wonderful things about life with you!-- And with God. I believe in Him. I can't live without Him. He's healing my body. My damaged goods are His, and His to restore. He is my refuge. I'm … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Things my mother taught me; that I cling to, that I hold on to: To keep going-- To never give up... To love God with all my heart. To rejoice a new day; and to simply rejoice when it's not such a good day... But it's always a good day in the Lord. She taught me how to be giving with a gentle spirit in my heart, from my heart; offering my love, because of her … [Read more...]
Who I Am/”Who Am I”?
Can I use this image? After all, it does coincidentally look like me! But the real me is inside me. As it is in you--who you are--the real you. Your appearance is the outer look. But you're inside. I didn't plan it--I didn't plan this post. Honestly, I didn't! It doesn't matter, because it's not about me. I'm writing for anybody who finds this of … [Read more...]
Live & Let Live [32]
LIVE & LET LIVE--photos, arrangement and content by Susan Nuyt, Skirt in the Kitchen, All Rights Reserved Vtg MUDD Cropped Aztec Patched Jean Jacket A bitter heart makes a bitter home, a house without love. Slow-cook a roast through the night, smell it's aroma as you drift off to sleep. Pleasant dreams, the comfort of home; what home is to be. It's to … [Read more...]