Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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My first recipe post: Savory Stuffed Sugar Pie Pumpkins
I love fall food. Even better, I love simple to make, unfussy, semi-scratch food. Life is too short and many times too hectic to spend every day hovering over a meal for hours. I had never tried baking sugar pie pumpkins before. I’m fine with canned pumpkin. But I since I had wanted to give…
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Fall Food Exposure Moment: Roasted Sugar Pie Pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern face
My 8 year old boy has autism and he is not a “typical” picky eater. He is way far more than a picky eater. He has some serious sensory challenges when it comes to food. Throughout the years since we began our autism journey, we have been involved with a dietician, occupational therapists, ABA therapists,…
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Spooky Halloween prop on a budget
One of the things I haven’t been able to do for years is make fun seasonal decor. Halloween is one of those holidays that if money were no object I’d go way over the top. But every year when Halloween comes around it only means that Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner. So we…
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A long absence
I hope everyone has had a good summer and that you are now enjoying fall! I’m sorry I was absent from my blog for a few months. I wish I could have posted some things along the summer months and next year I will plan better. Summertime for our family tends to be crazy. It…
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What Bloomed & Grew – week of May 13 to 19, 2018 (a very delayed post)
This post was originally written and intended to post during week of May 13 – 19, 2018. I actually posted in October when I realized I had never published the post. Yes, I’m still a newbie. I’m a little behind on finding a moment to sit and post as you can tell by the title…
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Bloomin’ & Growin’ week of May 6 to 12, 2018
It’s been May for a bit now, and as I walk or drive around I can’t help but notice some roses are starting to bloom already. Which means my almost-scandalous-pink Pink Double Knockout roses are gearing up to put on their show. It was a happy sight this morning when I caught a glimpse of…
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A floriferous day at the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
I ♥ lilacs. For many years I had heard of the Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens and their Lilac Days that run for a few weeks until Mother’s Day. Every year I’d look forward to going, but something always happened and we couldn’t make it. This year I was determined to get us out there. The…
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Bloomin’ & Growin’ week of April 29 to May 5, 2018
This week I was finally able to take pictures of Saxifraga ‘London Pride’. It was still a bit of a challenge. It wasn’t windy, but the wispy flowers kept moving every time I moved. It was hard to focus my phone camera and get a good close up of the dainty dotted flowers. So sadly, …
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Autism Walk at Oaks Park 2018
Last weekend we participated in the Autism Walk at Oaks Park in Portland held by the Autism Society of Oregon. I had wanted to post about it earlier this week, but the t-shirts were somewhere in laundry limbo. I had to wait for it to eventually appear from the dryer so I could take a…
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Bloomin’ & Growin’ – week of April 22 to 28, 2018
My flowers have progressed after lots of rain. We have been dry for a few days now and I can enjoy the blooms more closely as I wander about pruning lavender. However it’s been a little windy. Not too bad, but just enough that I’m having trouble photographing one of my favorite flowers. I’ve nicknamed…
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