[Near Barre, Vermont, June 2010.] An ongoing list in no particular order: 1. Days at the beach 2. Light nearly ’til 9p 3. Soft serve ice cream 4. Swimming in the Russian River 5. Swimming in the pool downtown 6. A foggy July 5 at Ocean Beach 7. Blueberries 8. Gin and tonics when it’s [...]

[Redwoods, August 2009.] The end of summer is always sort of a difficult time — oh sure, I know there is a month yet until the fall equinox, and if we’re very lucky Northern California will be blessed with its usual spate of hot, sunny weather that could stretch all the way into October. I [...]

[Caramels, December 2008.] Last week the moon came out early — during the day, even, so I saw it as I walked to the bus in the late afternoon lingering light — and it was just a slim sliver, a perfect crescent. I wish I could have shown it to you it was so pretty [...]

[Sweet potato biscuits, November 2008.] This past Sunday was lovely — yoga class, a quick brunch meet-up, more coffee from my favorite spot, the farmers’ market, and then home to throw two sweet potatoes in the oven. I put on a load of laundry and thought about scrubbing the bathroom but it was so gorgeous [...]

[2008 apple sauce, October 2008.] When I was growing up we had in the backyard from roughly June through October (or, some variation of): plums, nectarines, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, walnuts, almonds, apples, many other vegetables during the summer months. Typical to oblivious children, I don’t think my brother and I really appreciated — or even [...]