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Eating Together: Stephenie Gardiner

With baking, I love that I can take some pretty normal, sometimes bland, things, put them together, and out comes something so mouthwateringly tasty! It’s always fun to have those “use what I have” days and see what I can come up with. I also love that most life is done around food and drink. […]
2 years ago

Eating Together: Mary Gentry

Cooking feeds your mouth as well as your soul. I learned to cook at an early age while helping my mom cook for our family, and it’s a never-ending journey, always learning something new. This is a generational recipe. It was always served during family gatherings. It could be served hot or cold, or for […]
2 years ago

Eating Together: Belle Schott

Time and life get away from us; cooking brings us to the present. Mindfulness is easy when all of your senses are on — feeling the texture, seeing a medley of color, hearing the sizzle, tasting the contrast of sweet and savory, smelling the dish come to life. Feeling flour fall between your hands is […]
2 years ago

Hiding Notes in the Places I’ve Left 

By Jasmine Jones The best place to hide a note is in the ceiling. Or inside a couch; specifically, an old, broken one.  That is what I learned after searching my dorm building for all the places people ignore and forget. In those forgotten places, I placed a small piece of paper, a small piece […]
2 years ago

Sponsored Content: Help Your Hair Be Its Healthiest

By Lizzy Stock An important part of the body you call home is your hair. Though different seasons of life come and go, hair is often a constant, and the importance of taking good care of it cannot be understated.  “We’re our own walking billboards,” says Caroline Hagan, Aveda product ambassador and  licensed esthetician at […]
2 years ago

Art for You: Cyanotype

What is a cyanotype? The cyanotype is a photographic printing process that uses the chemicals ferric ammonium citrate or ferric ammonium oxalate as well as potassium ferricyanide and water to develop and fix an image to a page. The chemicals are sensitive to UVA radiation, and when exposed to sunlight, reveal a monochrome, cyan-blue color […]
2 years ago

What’s Left Behind

By Amanda Flinn A Mother’s Day Reflection My chest tightens as a lump forms in my throat. It’s a rushing flood of emotion quickly becoming      familiar.  Typically, I ride the wave, knowing this, too, shall pass.   But today is different.   Scanning the room, I count the tiles on the wall. Then, […]
2 years ago

meet along the way: Katie Britt

By Nicolette Baker This story was originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of mind + body. It’s an almost universal start to the morning: a hot (or cold!) cup of coffee. Milk, cream, sugar or black — however you take your coffee, everyone has their preferences. Katie Britt starts each day with a French […]
2 years ago

meet along the way: Christina Lane

By Jasmine Jones This story was first published in the August 2022 issue of “The Best Years.” Recipes tell the stories of communities and the people who shape them. Each recipe is more than a list of ingredients and steps: It is a written legacy of the individual who created the dish, their family and […]
2 years ago

An Ocean of Possibilities

Curated by: Kayla Thompson, Adult Services, Cape Girardeau Public Library The theme for the library’s Summer Reading Program this year is “Ocean of Possibilities.” Get ready to read with these ocean-inspired tales available at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See: This story follows two young Korean women living […]
2 years ago