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[Spetses harbor, photo by Kurt ] It’s official. I’m going. In a little over a month. And I will hopefully see these views many, many …

Basil, pungent and sweet, waits for me again this week at the markets. If I were not afraid of falling into a dull pattern I …

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer’s pride. — Wllm. Blake It’s my season, at last. Oh, today was …

First things first: I’ve started a little recipe collection here (a link is to the right, as well) that’s pretty slim at the moment, but …

[Starting out on the Tomales Point trail, June 2007] I have had a string of quite delicious days lately — a party on Sunday, with …

[Presents! from the Ferry Building, June 2007] I got a piece of rather spectacular news the other day, but I’m going to hold on to …

Of the fruits Nicole Previously Didn’t Like (TM), grapefruit probably topped the list. Wait — tops. I’m still not completely convinced. I once read a …

This Sunday I will be racing back from Sonoma County in hopes of making it home by 9p to order Little Star pizza and watch …

[Oatmeal-chocolate chip cookies, June 2007] What better to do on a Tuesday night than stay up until nearly 11p making cookies? I can think of …

Things lately making me especially happy: a new book, discovered at random at the library (Sarah Waters’ The Night Watch); a good run; a new …