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 …
On Greece, and Remembering
[Spetses from the boat, August 2007.] My coworker just gave me the August issue of Saveur, which is the Greece issue, and just a quick …
So Then
[Fuel, September 2010.] Here is Indian Summer: sweet blue light at the beach on Saturday afternoon, happy dogs and the smell of bonfires, digging toes …
Strange Summer
[A tiny bit of sun and summer in Sonoma County, July 2010.] It’s pretty boring to complain about the weather, I know, especially since it …
53 Degrees on the 20th of July
[Near Arch Rock, July 2010.] OK. It’s pretty cold here. It’s cold and this morning when I went for a pre-7 a.m. run I could …
Things to Love About Summer
[Near Barre, Vermont, June 2010.] An ongoing list in no particular order: 1. Days at the beach 2. Light nearly ’til 9p 3. Soft serve …
Udon for a Tuesday-Monday
On this Tuesday-that-feels-like-a Monday, I woke up before 6 a.m. — and a full 10 minutes before my alarm was set to go off (at …
Here's What I Do
buy the the man from nowhere (ajeossi) film [Breakfast, May 2010.] Well. All of a sudden it’s May (May!), the month swept in on a …
On the Good Life
[From the boat, April 2010.] Life can be so very good to me. There was string of quiet sunny days, punctuated with delicious food and …
Me + Dinner, A Love Story
Some days — I’ll be honest here, despite wee embarrassment (as my friend would say, small confession) — I don’t always eat so well. There …