: New haircut! I lopped off several inches and cut long bangs again. Much fluffier and healthier.
: Halloween movie night… The Evil Dead with pumpkin pie. 🎃
: Honey poached quince and pomegranate on my oats. Feels very wintry already!
: Stitchfest 2023. I had the best time and met such amazing people!
: Fall so far. Now to figure out what to do with a quarter bushel of quince.
: 📚 Just started reading Wellness by Nathan Hill, and it’s drawing this old Gen X’er in on pure 90s …
: We call this “double decking”.
: Early morning walks with Miss Lucy
: Back to school. Met so many amazing people from around the world while in Boston the last week.
: Those pink toe beans and tail curl! He lives to stretch out on the window like this in the morning.
: The apples are almost ready for harvest. This year, I finally learned a bit about pruning, but I …
: Blackberry season in full swing.
: Stand off! Lucy isn’t afraid of the kitties in the slightest, but for some reason when they’re …
: Blackberries on blackberries. Smoothie bowls on repeat, with nut butter, cashews, coconut, hemp …
: Green beans from the garden with farro, walnuts, and dill.
: Our late July backpacking adventure along the salmon river, more challenging than anticipated but …
: New fabric for making some easy projects like tote bags. Pre-washing is about as much as I can do …
: Rusty and Duke are keeping their distance, but they’re very curious about this new creature. Rusty …
: It’s Lucy! She’s starting to settle in, learning to use the stairs, and becoming (cautiously) …
: A gift for me, and one for Duke.
: The evening walk down the hill
: Afternoon on the lawn reading Jeanette Winterson and eating cherries in the sun.
: Pre-birthday brunch with the fam ❤️
: A colorful salad: greens, pineapple, avocado, plantain chips, toasted cashews, and jerk tofu with a …
: Morning and evening walks, such a different experience from the rest of the year, when everything’s …
: Hand stitching a hem on my birthday dress. 🎂
: Hanging lanterns in the new shed!
: Evening walks down to the creek.
: Strawberry sorbet 🍓 so easy and delicious!
: Installed a rose arch, and Kenn made some planters out of old wine barrels.
: Unpacking treasures from the local antique store, while Rusty plays with the box.
: New favorite pants!!! Can’t wait to make these in every favorite color. Seamwork Chelsea jeans with …
: Summer party with the rose ladies!
: Waffles, a full day of landscaping the garden, and a green tea mochi. Perfect Sunday.
: 📚 Finished Bowling Alone, a worthwhile 500 pg slog.
: Spring flowers in Portland, then a drive home through a thunderstorm.
: Eggs from the neighbors’ chickens.
: Backpacking in Henry Coe state park
: Coconut oat cookies. I add 1/2 tsp kosher salt, vanilla, and (this time) some dried cherries.
: 📚Finished reading Existential Kink. Verdict: 👎
: My Vietnamese violet in bloom.
: Wearing the sweater I recently finished knitting. In love with the color.
: 📚Currently Reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, which is much sweeter than expected so far. …
: 📚 Currently reading Desigining Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. So far, it’s got …
: Family dinner, featuring the clementine cake from Benjamina Ebuehi’s The New Way to Cake.