A Pie for All Seasons
[Pumpkin pie, post Thanksgiving, December 2010.] Well, I didn’t end up making butternut squash soup this past weekend because I got sucked into a ridiculous …
Thanksgiving Rolls, Just Because
[Bay leaves, Point Reyes National Seashore, November 2010.] Last night I dreamed about soup — butternut squash soup, perhaps because I ate a bowl of …
And Then, Cake
[On the table, Sunday, November 2010.] Sunday afternoon — after an early-morning wake up, after the time change, after running 6 miles in the rain …
On Elevenses
[This morning, October 2010.] October 26. The year spins on, November looms just around the corner. And it is the most beautiful day today: From …
Late Summer
[The ubiquitous apples from Inverness, August 2010.] The sun is shining. I have a tall glass of iced coffee. It’s Friday. It also, and all …
Trees, Plums
[Redwood, Armstrong Woods, August 2010.] I was trying to write this thing about summer — how I felt like I finally caught it on Saturday …
A Few Things
Oh, the beauty of words, infinite: 1. This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you. ~Hafiz and 2. The …
Wordless Wednesday: June 26, 2010
Note: Better photos/full analysis coming in a story I wrote for NPR about baking the cake (pub. TBD) … but here are a few tid-bits.