Crazy For
Sometimes love creeps in over the doorstep slowly and gently to land up at your feet with a shy smile. At others it sweeps in …
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 …
Scenes
[Apricots from Lisa, June 2009.] This morning, my apartment, 6:30 a.m. I meant to bake last night — a vanilla pound cake filled with thinly-sliced …
My Favorite Things
Last summer I ate a lot of chard for various reasons — mostly because it’s so damned good you’d be crazy not to but also …
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 …
Luck, and Vegetable Soup
[Dinner, April 2009.] All I’ve been wanting to do lately is eat vegetables. Now that it’s spring-nearly summerish I have been seeking out a lot …
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 …
Lazy Day Breakfast
[Sunday brekkie, February 2009.] If every morning I could wake up early, after having gone to bed early-ish so as to get a full 9-10 …