Or sheep. Or ram. Year of Some Delicious Herbivorous Quadruped, at any rate. Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year and, as my mother always points out, today is the day that counts. Your house is spotless, your hair freshly cut, your new clothes pressed, and you go back to your mother's house for a celebratory feast. Actually, in my case, none of the above is true. Oh, well. At least I have … [Read more...]
Sugar Plums
Hello, friends, and happy new year! This is the sugar maple in my garden, still coated in ice from the recent ice storm. I haven't spent much time looking ahead to the new year, just yet; instead, I find myself unwilling to let go of the extraordinary beauty that's surrounded us for the past couple of weeks. Here's a picture of our local bit of waterfront path: Another thing I'm … [Read more...]
Birthday brownies
Today we're having a birthday party for my daughter, who is turning two. TWO. Half of me is in complete denial about this; the other half is self-medicating with chocolate and sugar. My daughter is opinionated and shy and fierce and funny (so funny) and verbal and stubborn. She's a lot like me, and utterly unlike me at the same time. One thing we will probably always share, however, is a … [Read more...]