I must admit to you that the last few weeks I have been crazed. Moved by the positive reviews my book has been receiving (read here, here, here, here, here)... ... but also learning what it takes to put my work out there for the world to see and read. I know I do that every time ...
We spent last week in Vermont in a sea of wildflowers, green hills and lots of berries. I will be writing all about it in the upcoming days as I am still sorting through the hundreds of images I captured. I will come back with them soon. In the meantime, I want to tell you about this ...
"How many days until we get to go to the farm?" asked Jon over and over again -- counting down the days, hours, and minutes. "Hmmm...." I thought. Menacing skies and heavy downpours threatened our plans to spend the afternoon at the farm with Fig & Fauna. It's funny how life has a way of bringing people together ...
It is all about these beets ... and those stripes. My weekly trips to the farmer's market have been fruitful. I come back with a loaded basket of watercress, tangled pea shoots, heirloom tomatoes, microgreens, kale, Sicilian eggplants, carrots that are twister into knots, and a rainbow of beets. I have been cooking with beets nearly everyday. Simply ...
I was watching Miren play outside when I just knew something was not right with her. Nothing that anyone else would notice - not even C.Then I felt her forehead and cheeks."Apa amatxu, apa" she said. She wanted me to pick her up. Her runny nose finally caught up with her and developed a fever.So ...