Garden - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

Eggplant Tango

Featured, Food, Garden, Life, NatureOctober 19, 2019232Views 0Likes 0Comments

Eggplants are in season- I found 4 for $5 at my local grocery this week, and while they were not on my list, I just had to put them in my cart. But don't run out and purchase them without knowing how to sex them. Shame on you. That's not what I meant:-). Now that you're done shaking…

Tasty Pleasures

Education, Family, Food, Garden, Life, Moments, NatureOctober 4, 2019269Views 0Likes 0Comments

I have been pussyfooting around vegetarianism for three months, and sometimes, all I want to eat is a meal of meats. At the top of my list is a medium-well steak topped with white-wine-infused mushrooms. My memory reminds me that preparing and partaking of this dish is equally satisfying. The sounds of the kitchen enraptures…

Finding JOY in Funky Town

Children, Chronic Pain, Education, Endometriosis, Family, Food, Garden, Homeschool, Life, Marriage, Moments, Nature, oophorectomy, StoriesJune 4, 2019321Views 0Likes 2Comments

I'm in funky town. The root of my funk is unclear, but I know there are a few contributing factors: It could be that I'm completely frustrated, exhausted and annoyed with living in chronic pain. It could be the new hormones I’m trying to slow the growth of endometriosis. It could quite…

Middle Ground

Chronic Pain, Endometriosis, Family, Featured, Garden, Life, Moments, Nature, StoriesMay 10, 2019233Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first time I visited Eden Garden State Park I didn't know it would become my middle ground. I didn’t know that after each blood work, medical scrutiny, and procedure I would be leaving my doctor’s appointment wearing a cloak of sorrow. I didn’t know I would be catapulted from one extreme to the next: from the softness of…

Beauty in the Grit

Featured, Garden, Life, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Moments, Nature, StoriesMay 6, 2019307Views 0Likes 9Comments

My Easter Lilies are blooming— TWO weeks after Easter. They are “late” but “on time” Each one renouncing the calendar using their own internal time-recorder to open their white lips and slowly reveal its inside. Easter Lilies are beautiful, But they stink And here, as in life, lies the challenge: finding the balance— The beauty in grit . Their stench and their beauty won’t last. In a matter…

The Amazon-Garden

Children, Education, Family, Featured, Food, Garden, Life, Marriage, Moments, Nature, StoriesApril 10, 2019265Views 0Likes 1Comment

When we moved into our beach townhouse two years ago, the backyard was a blank space and its offerings were simple. There was an outside shower, a small table, a few chairs, and a fence with glimmers of a pond in the background. It was an ideal place for vacationer's but those staying a while,…