As a child, I lived next door to an elderly couple who spent their golden years cultivating gorgeous roses, raising…
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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.
Mystery
Ten years ago, my birthday. I am visiting a friend in New Hampshire. It is unseasonably cold for early October;…
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Unimaginable
We sat around the kitchen table after dinner last night — my son Henry, my husband Steve, and two of…
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Reclaiming Peace
“Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and…
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Occupy Downtown
Every year at this time, I find myself thinking about how to make the holiday season simpler and more meaningful….
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Halloween memories
It’s a pretty remarkable Halloween – two feet of snow are piled up outside the window, and the pumpkins are…
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