It’s the first day of spring and perfectly clear outside, the sun making its appearance after a much needed rainy weekend. I’m feeling the urge to get out on my patio to start clearing away the damp leaves in my planters, trim the new growth from the vines we cut back last year, and get [...]
Pies & Tarts
The Internet seems a vast space to some, but to those of us who spend time there each day doing whatever it is we do, it can feel quite small. Unlike the neighborhood I physically live in, people actually greet one another and share aspects of their lives – like photos of their vacations. Recipes. [...]
Twice this past week, I’ve been asked about our July 4 weekend plans and each time, I felt a bit awkward before responding we had none. The feeling of awkwardness is more uncharacteristic than any worry of not having plans, because plans are easy to make if I’m interested, or prodded by those who are [...]
The photos of ingredients I’ve purchased for recipes I’ve tried recently grow in my photo library seemingly overnight even though I delete nearly as many as I decide to edit, mentally processing the quality of the recipe as I process my shots of it. Recipes are sampled and the leftovers tucked away — or wedged [...]
My husband rarely calls me by my given name — a boy’s name my mother decided upon after she heard a woman in a grocery store call her dog. A big dog. I’ve always thought it would be a great name for a dog since they’re more like people than animals anyway. It was going [...]
I know I’m not alone in having had the experience of finding something long forgotten — if noticed missing at all. The purses sitting just beyond a comfortable reach on the top shelf of my closet are veritable treasure troves when I finally decide one or two should be sent to the Good Will. I [...]
