Plus ça Change,
[Last bits of summer, September 2009.] [Plus le Meme Chose, non?] October slips in on a rush of 70-degree mornings and the sun beams down …
Quiet Days
I think I have a Problem. All I want to do lately — occasional ridiculous Saturday nights out notwithstanding — is lie on the couch …
Some Fridays
[Breakfast, September 2009.] I get up a little earlier — more like 6:20 a.m. instead of 6:40 (I know 20 minutes doesn’t seem like much …
Confessions (2)
[Dinner, August 2009.] Another confession: some Monday nights I’d rather do anything but cook. The weekend’s glow has long since faded, I’ve been up usually …
Hot
[Near Tahoe, August 2009 .] Suddenly, am impatient for fall. All that previous whinge about the fleeting days of summer aside, tonight I feel ready …
Here
[From my window, August 2009.] Here, there is sun. There’s been sun for almost a whole week — minus a day ago when the fog …
Confessions (1)
{Roasted tomatoes with lavender, for an npr story, August 2009.] Here it is: I absolutely might consider breaking up/not even going out with someone if …
Recipes for Success
[Anniversary roses, August 2009.] I don’t think any day is worth living without thinking about what you’re going to eat next at all times. – …
About Comfort
[At home, Sebastopol, July 2009.] I was up at my parents’ house this weekend — my house, really, though I don’t live there anymore — …
Just Lovely
[Afternoon drinks, Inverness, June 2009.] Saturday night I was in the kitchen chopping an onion and thinking about August. The dog was sprawled on the …