food – Light to grow in; reflections by Genevieve Howard

Postcard from Springfield, Missouri

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015Posted in UncategorizedTagged family, food, travel1 Comment

I recently took a fun trip to Springfield, Missouri, so my son Derek could compete in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state finals. Enjoy these highlights from our visit!

All photos by Derek Howard, howderek.com

The food!

Great diner food from Anton’s Cafe

Best meal during the trip from the Grad School

I had the Fit Chic with chicken on basmati rice

The zoo!

We had a lot of laughs with the animals at Dickerson Park Zoo.

The peacock let us get up close and personal.

You can feed the goats.

Goat face

Hungry goat and me

Gotta make sure the little ones get some too

And you can feed the giraffes! They had the most gentle mouths. They stuck out long dark tongues and we placed the giraffe crackers on them.

The competition!

Derek took State Champion in website design, and second in networking.

We’ll be visiting Chicago for Nationals this summer.

Hope you enjoy some good food and good times this week, too!

Light in my life: Stephanie Hibbert

March 18, 2015February 9, 2015Posted in artist-friendTagged art, food, friendshipLeave a comment

During February and March, I’m featuring artist-friends who bring light to my life.

I met Stephanie while living in California. She has always had a star presence and a creative touch. I was her housemate in Santa Cruz. At that time, she was a painter. I enjoyed sitting in her basement room/studio, watching paint splash over huge canvases while I drank coffee out of a bowl. She entertained me with her stories about being a child actor on the shows I grew up watching like Dukes of Hazzard.

She encouraged me as a poet when I felt like a nobody and put my poems in her zines. When I was sad over a breakup with a boy, she told me I was too much woman for him anyway. Bold, loving and fascinating, she has a zest for life that energizes everyone who knows her.

Now she is a food-artist. You can find out more about her and her food-art at: Chef Stephanie

What brings light into your life?

Gratitude, taking the time everyday to see and feel the world through a positive, hopeful, grateful, humble and trusting perspective.

Light in my life: Michelle Oman-Gilkey

February 18, 2015February 9, 2015Posted in artist-friendTagged art, food, friendship1 Comment

During February and March, I’m featuring artist-friends who bring light to my life.

I met Michelle while living in California. I appreciate her loving and giving nature. She knows my heart. Worldly without being snobbish, she can turn the ordinary into an amusing story even if it’s if just taking the trash down the driveway. I can’t help laughing every time I talk to her because of her wry wit and insight into humanity.

Find our more about Michelle and her food-art at: Indie Culinary

What brings light into your life?

So many things bring light into my life, but to stay on topic—Introducing others to the vast and delightful world of culinary education and experimentation brings light into my life.