On Elevenses
[This morning, October 2010.] October 26. The year spins on, November looms just around the corner. And it is the most beautiful day today: From …
26 Miles Down the Road
[Birthday cake, sliced, October 2010.] Friends, I did it. And it was HARD. Rain and wind and fog and no sun at all the whole …
Late Summer
[The ubiquitous apples from Inverness, August 2010.] The sun is shining. I have a tall glass of iced coffee. It’s Friday. It also, and all …
Trees, Plums
[Redwood, Armstrong Woods, August 2010.] I was trying to write this thing about summer — how I felt like I finally caught it on Saturday …
A Few Things
Oh, the beauty of words, infinite: 1. This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you. ~Hafiz and 2. The …
Sometimes, There is Little Else to Say But
[Before dinner, July 2010.] Cheese plate + good bread Phyllo-mushroom cups Zuni Cafe roast chicken with heirloom tomatoes + bread salad, parsley-almond pesto White bean …
April Showers
[Flowers in West Marin, March 2010.] Hey April, I have a bone to pick with you. I know Mr. Eliot called you ‘the cruellest month’ …
A Birthday, and Cake
[Tea and cake, March 2010.] Suddenly, it’s raining and I am drinking an americano (Blue Bottle, double shot, with cream and sugar); two things that …