In Summer,
(the song sings itself*, all sparkle and white-gold light.) True summer slipped in the door Saturday night, somewhere among the clean-scrubbed pots draining by the …
My Favorite Things
Last summer I ate a lot of chard for various reasons — mostly because it’s so damned good you’d be crazy not to but also …
Wordless Wednesday: West Marin
[Looking toward Tomales Bay, May 2009.] [Drake’s Beach, March 2009.] [In the backyard, June 2008.] [A baleful cow on the Olema Ridge trail, May 2009 …
At the Weekend
[Dinner Saturday night, in the backyard, June 2009.] Craisglist is many things to many people — classified ads, a place to find a language partner …
Just Because
[Milk chocolate pudding, June 2009.] Sometimes I forget that I like sweets. I honestly do. This may seem an odd statement from someone who bakes …
The Other Night
[Dinner the other night, May 2009.] I’ve noticed a few things about myself since moving to San Francisco: I really can go on at great …
Among Friends
I don’t mind eating alone — in fact, sometimes it’s one of my especial pleasures to sit down with a glass of wine and a …
Vegetable Soup, Revised
[The other night, May 2009.] Last week was hot. I drank copious amounts of iced coffee in my parents’ backyard while toasting my toes in …
Lately
Nearly three years ago this June I dragged myself up before 6am and went for a run. It was foggy and damp but not cold …