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 …
Like a Dream
[Looking toward Limantour, March 2009.] This weekend the weather turned into summer here in San Francisco, or at least the kind of summer I always …
(North) West to the Sea
where to watch and soon the darkness full film [Morning at Drake’s Beach, March 2009.] In wilderness is the preservation of the world. – Henry …
Springlike
[First strawberries of spring, March 2009.] It’s spring. I went back to the Fillmore Farmers’ Market this morning after a too-long hiatus (baby, I’ll never …
Cookies and Milk
One of the best things about being a kid in my parents’ house was that most days when I got home from school there was …
Springing Ahead
[First daffodils, February 2009.] Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year. Yes, my birthday is nice, and Christmas, too, and I surely do love …
A Wee Bit
[Lemon cake, February 2009.] This will come as a surprise to exactly no one, but I like to bake. A lot. In the past two …
Dear Valentine
[Sky, San Francisco, fall 2008.] Baby, you are softness and light, you are memory swirled around like caramel in chocolate ice cream, you are sunsets …
Of Blood Oranges and Windy Days
Once, a very long time ago, I was staying for a week or so at the house in the woods probably because my parents had …
The New Standard
We all know I’m a pretty simple girl at heart. This is not news. I’d much rather go for a long hike in the sun …