So I’ve written a book! A couple of years ago, when I thought about the possibility of writing a book, I thought of it more as an exercise than a reality. I was absolutely sure that it would never go anywhere, but I thought it would be good for me to follow through and see…
blueberry peach cobbler with cornmeal biscuit
Yesterday, four of us picked 18 pounds of blueberries in 1 hour. It was Joey, Maia, my friend Lissa, and I. We tromped through the fields up at Blueberry Hill in Mt. Washington, buckets hanging from our shoulders. There was a few minutes of merciful cloud cover to get us started, and we each took…
stone fruit slump
We’re all a bit silly around here this week. The end of the summer, perhaps, the changing of the air pressure–who can explain it? Or maybe it might have something to do with the ruby orbs so recently hanging on our little wee plum trees. We planted our orchard two years ago- nine trees of…
ginger peach muffins
All Spring I kept reading about Kim Boyce’s Good to the Grain. Maybe it’s the moody rhubarb tart cover or maybe it’s the editor who we all know and love— this book has been a hit. I held off on taking a look for a while, and then finally a few months back, I was…
blackberry nectarine crumble tart
Well, this morning we’re off to a wedding near Toronto, and we’re packing up the tent and our soon to be rumpled niceties to prepare for a few days of Canadian camping. Of course there is a million things to do, and here I am, sitting here with you, because as usual, I’m not packing…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 