July in San Francisco
[Monterey, January 2011.] San Francisco in July is an exercise in patience. This is my fifth summer here, and each year I am shocked anew …
Friday Snapshot(s)
(or, small notes to myself) The sun has just slipped out again and the hills are glowing green, green, in a way that sings — …
(Will Run for) Banana-Chocolate Muffins
The other night I did something I hadn’t in far too long: I baked banana bread — err, muffins — from a standby recipe. I’ve …