It’s cold here, and we’ve had some lovely snow. I was walking along in the sunlight, getting a bit of fresh morning air, and the most interesting, delightful combination of smells wafted over me – that frosty, icy smell of… Continue Reading
Hey Posse. Ages ago I was asked for the recipe to my Mums Orange Salad because I was talking about Annick Goutal’s Nuit Etoilée on A Bottled Rose. I’ve never known anyone to make it before and have no idea… Continue Reading
Each morning when the sun rises high enough over the mountains to hit the front of my house, I set my pots of rosemary and basil on the sill of my bedroom window. Each evening I pull those sun-drenched pots… Continue Reading
January – greatest month of the year, amirite?!?!? No? Me neither. Now starts the slog to spring, which … is even longer here in Santa Fe. In Washington DC (which just had a big snowstorm), spring starts busting out its… Continue Reading
I’m not super-crafty and I’m always interested in / amazed by folks who can make things, including really complex things, and how they wound up there. Did they watch a show about glass-blowing on TV and decide to heed an… Continue Reading
Hello, fronds. This weekend I did … absolutely nothing. Honestly, it came as a bit of a shock. I was worried for a hot second: was I ill? Depressed? But no. I think what’s happening is that I’m starting to… Continue Reading
Y’all, I’ve forgotten how to do nothing. It makes a certain amount of sense – stuck at home for a year-plus during the pandemic, when I couldn’t do a lot of fun, social things I’d ordinarily be doing, coupled with… Continue Reading