Apple Pie ala Smoothie

Since Samuel, our two-year old smoothie-drinking whirlwind, helped with the fall clean-up in the garden, I couldn’t resist his request for “Memaw’s Poodie.” Being short on fruit, I remembered that our very generous neighbor welcomed us to pick whatever we wanted from his curbside tree. October is prime apple picking season in the Northwest and …

Eating for Your Skin

When I started reading on nutrition in January, it was to learn how to eat to improve the skin. There is way more written on this topic than I would have guessed when I started. Yesterday, I got confirmation for what I learned at the library. Bastyr Center for Natural Health offered a great free …

My Story

As a girl, I was skinny! People frequently poked fun at how skinny I was. As the decades passed, that skinny girl disappeared. With each passing decade it was like another 10 pounds clung to my ribs! I tried many times to lose weight and did, but when I got done eliminating and resisting and …

What is Marlee doing?

Debby Sutherland keeps telling me her facebook friends are asking her, “What is Marlee doing?” So here’s what I am doing. 1. In February 2010, I made a Treasure Map and pasted some celebrity’s skinny body on the board with my head glued on top. 2. About the same time I registered for a diet …

I had no idea “skinny” was such a hot word!

I used to hate it when kids called me “skinny!” And trust me, they did! Right along with “string bean” and “jolly green giant.” Lots of green things–that just grow and grow–like I did! Tall and wide! But last Monday night as I was serving up Noevir Green Smoothies to the assembled tasters, “skinny” just …