[View of the 'desk,' March 2008.]
Today is a fine day: I’m unexpectedly working from home, with a nice cup of tea at hand, and visions of fried eggs for breakfast. Because since I’m sitting at my dining ‘room’ table, with quick and easy access to the kitchen, having my morning bowl of oats simply [...]

Today I went to the Ferry Building and bought cupcakes, because sometimes, you just have to. Miette was crowded, and when it was my turn I bravely marched up to the counter and ordered six (locals, please do not mentally calculate how much that comes out to be because it was an impulse buy, [...]

I forget how February can be here — warm, sun-filled, with a gentle breeze. The hills are green after last month’s rain, but many of the trees are still bare. I remember one Valentine’s Day, my last year of high school, driving home along the back roads with the high grass scattered through [...]

[Dinner the other night, December 2007.]
This year I tried very hard not to subscribe to the “one for you, two for me” philosophy that has sometimes plagued my holiday shopping. Three seasons ago in particular there was some retail therapy which resulted in lots of beautiful presents for my loved ones, but also a [...]

[My holiday cards this year, December 2007.]
We’re off to the beach to soak in some of this beautiful, sunny, clear (and cold) day — after breakfast, that is. The past few days have been a whirlwind of eating some really good meals, visiting friends and eating cookies (and pumpkin pie with piles of whipped [...]