I finally put a few seeds in the ground, and then I watched the chipmunks dig them up. My nails are dirty, and the wind is whipping, and I am drinking so much black tea. And I finished the book, really this time. (I hope!) Yesterday I went to New York and I had a…
wordsworth and radish butter
And giv’st to forms and images a breathAnd everlasting motion! not in vain,By day or star-light, thus from my first dawnOf childhood didst thou intertwine for meThe passions that build up our human soul;Not with the mean and vulgar works of Man; Radish Butter Combine 1 softened stick of butter with 6 finely chopped radishes,…
best of the butter lambs
I never quite know what to do with Easter. Usually we get invited to some egg hunt or other and we eat some chocolate, but yesterday we woke up, and the girls said, “Isn’t it Easter?” and we said, “Yes! Let’s eat eggs!”And so we did. It was not our finest holiday moment.Last year, we…
challah, or, on kids cooking (again)
The other day, the activity was challah. They found the recipe themselves, appropriately from the big book on the shelf called “Baking.” And all afternoon, they kneaded and stirred. And then they braided and baked.
what i do
With a sign this beautiful, anything is possible. Ask Harkins, what do you do?Harkins is a florist. I had a conversation with our friend John the other night. He’s a therapist, and was down from Vermont to visit for a night. We were talking about the challenge and deep worth of finding the words to…
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