Be attentive lest you miss the grace that passes before you, whether as small as a single birdsong or as…
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of gardens and grandmothers
a podcast with Margaret Roach
(and a book give-away, too)
It’s just after 5 a.m. as I type these words, still completely dark outside. But my friend Margaret Roach and I…
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dear old(er):
my best apple cake
and the beauty of lying fallow
This is the fourth in a series of letters between me and my friend, author Margaret Roach, on the challenges…
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spark joy
(and my go-to holiday recipes)
When our sons were young, there was no holding off Christmas. Henry, born December 18, absorbed holiday melodies in the…
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Buvette–food to love & a cookbook to win
Summer, thirty-five years ago. I was nineteen — ripe for adventure, ready to be inspired, in love for the first…
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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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