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pickled red onions
Admittedly, I’m obsessed with pickling and canning things lately. My farmer’s market volunteer gig isn’t helping my cause. Red onions are in season right now and I keep coming home with them. They...
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orange peach jam
So, what’s new? Hmmm. 1. My son is potty trained. Yeah, just kidding. We’ve determined that he just isn’t quite ready yet. He can, however, sing the ABC’s with adorable perfection. This blows my...
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reflections and resolutions
I love waking up first, pouring the first cup of coffee, and feeling the quiet, especially after many loud and busy days. Soon, I’ll be playing with trains, packing for a work trip, and finishing my...
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wine and roses
Until last year, I had been a bit of a Valentine’s Day curmudgeon. I don’t feel that way anymore. In fact, I am so overflowing with love that I am thrilled to have one day when I can say “I love you”...
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earth month
But I’ll push myself up through the dirt And shake my petals free I’m resolved to being born And so resigned to bravery -Dar Williams, “Spring String” (from The Green World) Some like to have a fresh...
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talking with Anne Geddes
This week, I received an email from my former colleagues at photo.net letting me know we had a very special opportunity to talk with Anne Geddes. Naturally, I agreed to do the interview. One of the...
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food with friends: treasured wine and chocolate mousse
My how weekend nights with friends have changed with parenthood. What used to be late nights of excessive imbibing, decadent food, perhaps some sort of objectionable board game, and raucous laughter...
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bourbon hot chocolate
Yes, I’m posting about hot chocolate in June. As I write this, it is 48 degrees outside and our heat is on. Yes, I’m clearly smitten with bourbon and it finds its way into so many things I’ve made...
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small batch strawberry jam
I have no business writing a blog post right now. I’m up to my eyeballs in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, Rachel Carson, and a solid debate on whether or not an abandoned orchard can be labeled as...
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the weight of the world
The food supply. The environment. Bees. The delicate state these things are all in and how it is all changing rapidly. Crisis. These things have been weighing heavily on my mind. I haven’t mentioned...
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the best granola ever made
Sleeping in is physically impossible for me. Often Anderson will wake up around 5:00 am. He’ll come into our room with the sweetest little pitter patter of feet that always wake me up and he’ll ask me,...
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hello, it’s (stressed-out) me
Hello. How are you? It’s so typical of me to talk about myself, I’m sorry. (If you tell me you don’t like that song, I’ll know you are lying.) I’ll share with you the unfinished (now finished-and oh my...
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feed the birds
We knew moving away from the city would be a huge transition. Though we grew up in rural areas, Chris and I had both been in and around Boston for more than 10 years (Chris closer to 20 years). That...
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a few of her favorite things
A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. -Agatha Christie, The Hound of...
View Articlemerry Christmas to all and to all a good night
It’s been over a year. There’s so much I could share. For now, I’d like to just say… HELLO! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Whatever you celebrate, I hope it is/was filled with love, relaxation, family, friends, and...
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