That Same Old Song
[Cake for a barbecue, June 2008.] Update: still sickish, though somewhat improving. Thanks for all the well-wishes! Crankiness level is reaching astronomical proportions, however; please …
Sickish
I would like to call a do-over on this weekend. I had plans to sleep in, bake some muffins, go to yoga, go to Pt. …
Sunday Morning Cherry Muffins
[Cherries, June 2008.] I must confess it’s mostly the little things that make up my quiet happinesses: a week of sun, waking up every day …
More Birthdays, and Breakfasts
[On the agenda this weekend, June 2008.] This morning for breakfast I had my favorite Blue Bottle americano and two slices of Acme whole wheat …
Rooting for the Home Team
[Solo dinner, June 2008.] Boy do I love soft serve. I love it almost as much as I love baseball — so Saturday night at …
Memories Of
[Last night, Spetses, August 2007.] … Greece, and the Mediterranean, slipping into a sea as still as glass and as warm as bathwater, impossibly clear. …
Sunday Sweet
[Sunday lunch, June 2008.] Yesterday was so busy. I went to bed lateish on Friday night, then responsibly set my alarm and dragged myself up …
Vitalized, Organic
There are a few California writers I especially wish I’d been able to meet. John Steinbeck probably tops my small list; one summer, when when …
Tea, and Me
This morning dawned, again, gray and cool. It was the kind of morning that makes you want to stay in and drink tea by the …