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…
the photo piece
When I was trying to figure out how this whole book thing would come together, I must admit that the photo piece was a mystery to me. Who would take the photos? Who would decide what they looked like? Who would make the food? These all felt like secrets that I knew I would have…
fried chickpeas with sage
So I’m writing a book. I haven’t mentioned it, because honestly, I wanted to just hand it to you, to have a big reveal, and to say, “here!” But right now I’m really in it, and I’m having a pretty great time (with occasional tears and panic, of course). I just can’t not tell you…
unravelling
Wow. Some of the comments around here the last few days are just leaving me, well, speechless. I want to thank you with everything I have, and to offer you something, anything in return. But besides an open invitation to my table (you know you’ve got that, right?) I guess I’ll have to stick to…
risk
Some people wait to have children until everything is secure. They have their graduate degrees, their 401 K, their house and their habits. That’s not how I did it, so I guess I can’t step into those shoes, but I’d imagine that progression might feel safe in some way. With that schedule, there is time…
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