Friday, On Me
[Saturday snack, August 2008.] Last night I walked home from work, all the way up Market to the art supply store to pick up watercolor …
On Leftovers
[Soup and cranberry juice, one of my favorite dinners, November 2008.] The trouble with leftovers is that you can get tired of them. Or, at …
Home, Again
[Jessica’s flowers, November 2008.] Though I was in DC for less than 48 hours, I managed to: revisit many old neighborhoods; have brunch (eggs Florentine, …
Working on It
[Mushroom galette, November 2008.] There are days when all I think about is food — the preparing of it, how well certain dishes will pair …
The Last Lovely City*
[San Francisco, looking west, February 2008.] I wrote out some cards last night — thank-yous, which are my very favorite kind — and as I …
Bits
[My true love, roasted cauliflower, November 2008.] The air smells delicious up north especially when it rains, as it did on Saturday; on the drive …
Fogged
[Trees, Pierce Ranch, November 2008.] Yesterday I went to Pt. Reyes with some old pals and walked along a nearly-deserted Keyhoe Beach and took photos …
Red, White, Blue
[Red velvet birthday cake, November 2008.] The other night when I went running — for the first time in the dark after months and months …
Today's the Day
Be the change you want to see in the world. – Gandhi [Election cake, November 2008.] PLEASE VOTE. This morning I woke with a start: …
Birthday Blue
[Pacific Ocean from Tomales Point, October 2008.] How I spent my birthday: up at 8 a.m. to pancakes and lots of coffee, presents in the …