Oh, July
[Bodega Head, Sonoma Co. coast, July 2009.] It’s scarf-and-sweater weather again in San Francisco (What’s that you ask? It’s July? Yes, it is indeed July. …
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 — …
That Time Thing
Sometimes I wonder what I’d eat for a final meal (note: I don’t really like to think about things like this because not only is …
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 …
At the Weekend
[Dinner Saturday night, in the backyard, June 2009.] Craisglist is many things to many people — classified ads, a place to find a language partner …
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 …
The Longest Conversation
[Easter dinner table, April 2009.] My cousin Julie makes the best tomato sauce (and lots of other things, too, I suspect, though I don’t see …
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 …
A Wee Bit
[Lemon cake, February 2009.] This will come as a surprise to exactly no one, but I like to bake. A lot. In the past two …