Giving Thanks (and Apple Galette)
[Pacific Ocean near Bodega Head, July 2009.] Today, Thanksgiving, is one of my one of my very favorite days of the year, mainly because it …
What I Like Best
[Blackberries in the field, Sebastopol, September 2009.] “Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating …
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 …
In Summer,
(the song sings itself*, all sparkle and white-gold light.) True summer slipped in the door Saturday night, somewhere among the clean-scrubbed pots draining by the …
Vegetable Soup, Revised
[The other night, May 2009.] Last week was hot. I drank copious amounts of iced coffee in my parents’ backyard while toasting my toes in …
Springlike
[First strawberries of spring, March 2009.] It’s spring. I went back to the Fillmore Farmers’ Market this morning after a too-long hiatus (baby, I’ll never …
To Kate, with Cauliflower
[My mom’s birthday cake, February 2009.] true grit movie stream Good morning. Today is my friend Kate’s birthday. She’s one of my very best girlfriends …
Soup and Sun
[Sunday soup, January 2009.] Sunday afternoon from where I sit on my third-floor perch the church across the street has gone quiet for the day, …
Into 2009
[Lunch, January 2009.] In these early days of the baby year anything is possible. I swear the sun shines brighter and the waves crash and …
Post-Thanksgiving Lentil Soup
[In the backyard, November 2008.] Actually, I suppose that should be pre-Thanksgiving lentil soup, because I cooked a big pot of this delicious, vegetable-laden goodness …