On the body
Last weekend, I scrubbed my living room floor… and there are few things that will throw one head-first into a visceral appreciation for the lived …
12 Sep
Sunday Slideshow: Sweetwater
Sunday Slideshow: Sweetwater
My last day in Florida and I am alone and I spend an hour and a half in downtown Sweetwater Park, taking off my shoes …
18 Aug
4pm, midweek
4pm, midweek
I am barely out of the back door of the office and my pumps are suddenly, irrationally oppressive; I stand in the middle of the …
15 Aug
Sunday Slideshow: the summer table
Sunday Slideshow: the summer table
This afternoon I was thinking, “Oh, I don’t have any pictures for a slideshow!” and then I realized I’ve been taking a fair number of …
14 Aug
Thinking about cookbooks
Thinking about cookbooks
I have a dilemma. I am more into cookbooks, actual print cookbooks, right now than at any point since the “learning to cook out of Betty …
04 Aug
Beautiful useful: sachet wands
Beautiful useful: sachet wands
I read about this technique (using lavender) years ago in some little craft magazine, and have always wanted to try it, but have never had …
01 Aug
Sunday Slideshow: First Harvest
Sunday Slideshow: First Harvest
I spent today – Žoline on the Romuvai ritual calendar, the agricultural holiday better known by its Celtic names, Lughnassad or Lamas, celebrating in a …
31 Jul
New beginnings
New beginnings
It’s a long story and I don’t really want to talk about it, but it was time for a relaunch. I’ve been spending a lot of …