I’ve not posted anything since last year November, so first things first: Happy New Year 2016 & Happy Chinese New…
Garlic
I drove into town the other day specifically to buy more yarn for the snood I‘m making just finished for myself. The woman at the…
Courgetti! What a cool sounding term. One of those neologisms that simply clicks from the moment one hears it. Paleo (and the culinary…
“Hi little guy. Are you walking your mistress?” asked our friendly neighbour who was raking leaves and preparing his garden…
At the risk of publicly seeming a bit unstable and disorganised, I’ve decided to split the post about my mother…
2014: My Annus Horribilis I will never forget this year. From the beginning to the end, there has been little…
A Particularly Nonfacetious Summer with Musical Houses Summer has come and gone, and I’ve barely noticed. First, “just the beginning” of the…
A few months ago, I started reading Paradise Reclaimed, an Icelandic novel by Halldór Laxness. I have yet to finish it…but today, made…
The butternut squash had been laying on the counter for a couple of weeks and I kept moving it closer…
I’ve been meaning to visit the Barnes Farmer’s Market since we moved near the area, but as it falls on…
Although I’d love to say the contrary, there are days or evenings that getting into the kitchen to cook a…
We are currently travelling through parts of Europe. My husband has to be in Austria a few days and asked…