I’m still waiting for the last snow bank to melt outside the back door. My guess is it’ll linger, grainy…
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hearth & home
So much of our lives are spent tending, cleaning, cooking, nurturing. Finding the sacred in the everyday turns out to be a path not only to mindfulness, but to contentment as well. Here are some favorite recipes, a few homemaking ah-has, and reflections on the quiet pleasures of ordinary days. Read more about what Hearth & Home means to me, or browse the archive below.
Laurie Colwin — my mentor in the kitchen & on the page
I once bought a black speckled canning pot, two boxes of Ball jars, and twelve pounds of dusky Italian plums…
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day (stories, music, & two irresistible cookie recipes)
“And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~ Paul McCartney Hearts: When…
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A glorious granola recipe (plenty to give & some for you, too)
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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The Soul of Solstice
One December when our sons were little, I hung a piece of paper painted a deep dark blue in our…
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A bit more about Gracie, gratitude, and you. . .
“A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding for it, and…
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