It’s that time of year, isn’t it? That rush-about-hustle-bustle-get-everything-done-on-time time of year, and it’s more that than it ever has been here. A week ago, I was in bed recovering from knee surgery, and today, a week later, feeling pretty good about my physical therapy session today. Christmas is in how many days? Now that [...]
When you live in San Diego near the coast, it’s easy to have a hankering for a visit to a small, old-fashioned town at this time of year — one you might find on a drive through the mountains and tucked up against the peaks amongst a few pine trees. In an hour’s time, it’s [...]
While many others in the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying the first snow of the season, I’m admiring from afar, surprised by our own low temperatures which have hovered near 40 on a few nights. It’s been enough to coerce me to turn on the heater and take the chill off the house, but not [...]
At this time of year in particular, when stopping by to visit the site of someone who lives in a more northern region of the country, I’m often indulged with engaging scenes and descriptions of wintery weather. Narratives filled with tantalizing visions of powdery snow, icicles glistening in the morning light, and brightly colored birds [...]
It was only a matter of time before I gave into temptation and changed one of the cookie recipes I’ve been sampling from Bon Appetit’s Holiday Cookie assortment this year. Actually, that’s only partially true. The collection includes several mix and drop cookies, and I strayed early on to experiment with a recipe for the [...]
The math isn’t exactly challenging: 12 cookies in 12 days; this is December 11th; tomorrow is the last day; and I have posted five cookies. Five. Bear in mind that I’ve made eight, and have dough for a ninth sitting in the fridge just waiting for several hours of time so that I can play [...]
