I am getting old.
But so are a lot of people around me, including a lot of newspaper columnists I have been reading for years. Which is nice because from time to time they write something I can really relate to. Like this column from Charles Blow
In it, he talks about the choices one can make as one ages: not about getting older, we have no real choice in that. But about how to come to peace with the process. I encourage you to read it. If you are older, it may speak to you. If you are younger, it may bring some understanding.
One of the things he said, that I try to do every day, is to find something to savor: a moment, a smell, a tune, a flower, the sun on my face, the sound of thunder in the distance, a laugh shared. There are so many things to stop and savor!
I am sure some of you will have heard of the concept of a glimmer being the opposite of a trigger.
Positive glimmers are “tiny micro moments of joy—fleeting, everyday moments that elicit a rush of happiness, gratitude, calm, peace, safety, or goodwill.”
You don’t have be old to benefit from finding a glimmer to savor in your life!
This morning, I walked through the dewy grass to my garden. I picked some zucchini and gathered a handful of fragrant thyme. Yesterday I had rescued some ripe blueberries from the rapacious birds. I laid them out on my kitchen counter and considered how best to use them.
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Gifts from my garden
Here you have it: a moist zucchini bread, filled with fresh blueberries and flavored with fresh thyme, vanilla and balsamic vinegar.
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BLUEBERRY ZUCCHINI BREAD
Ingredients
- 3 c flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 3 eggs
- 1 c canola oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 ¼ c sugar
- 2 c grated zucchini
- 2 c fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Spray two 8”x5” loaf pans with baking spray
- Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder and thyme in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl beat together the eggs, oil, sugar, and balsamic vinegar
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and stir together. Fold in the zucchini and blueberries.
- Bake the loaves for 50-60 minutes until a tester comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before turning out of the pans and cooling completely on a wire rack.
Susan, Thank you for introducing me to glimmers! I love the idea and will savor them as they happen.
It can only make life better!!