My grandmother Kenison crocheted afghans and made the world’s best doughnuts, two skills I still wish I’d learned from her…
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Time in a bottle
I spent most of yesterday morning in the kitchen with my son Jack, windows open to the September air. In ten…
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A go-to cake recipe, and (final) Magical Journey readings
I long ago lost count of how many times I’ve made this lemon cake. The recipe, clipped from the Boston…
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A duet with a friend — and some good winter soup
I practiced a visualization all through last winter, one I returned to again and again as I sat alone writing…
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Cookies
A few months ago my friend Margaret Roach gave away a cookbook on her site A Way to Garden. I…
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A time for silence (and a tea recipe)
Before my son Henry flew back to Minnesota last week, I took him out shopping for vitamins. Last winter, temperatures…
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