Isn't it self explanatory?
Dearest You, Here we are again. Since I last wrote she did, indeed, go to college, and had a fantastic first year, and a happy summer, and now she's back there again, a sophomore and doing well. We miss her like crazy, especially on the weekends, and on the weekdays, and the mornings, and oh… Continue reading In our circles
Autumn Sky In my great grandmother's time, All one needed was a broom To get to see places And give the geese a chase in the sky. • The stars know everything, So we try to read their minds. As distant as they are, We choose to whisper in their presence. • Oh Cynthia, Take… Continue reading A room at Hotel Eternity
Currently thankful for.... Four perfectly working engines, two structurally sounds wings, and a trustworthy flight crew Two enthusiastic chaperones and a lot of families who worked all year to send this group of kids off on a grand adventure A daughter who's willing to venture a few thousand miles out of her comfort zone Digital… Continue reading Bon voyage!
I've heard the reports. Negative abysmal temperatures again tonight. Let's just pretend, shall we? Let's say we're in that cottage by the ocean. You know the place. We've just unloaded the car and are hurriedly running around to see what's changed since last year, claiming bedrooms, putting the sheets we'd packed only hours ago onto… Continue reading Denial is an ocean
(Augsburger Wunderzeichenbuch, Folio 28, c. 1552) The drive from Toronto to this patch of land in Vermont takes about nine hours when you follow the "northern route," which skirts the northern shore of Lake Ontario, follows the St. Lawrence River east, and then bangs a right at Montreal, south to the US border. At least… Continue reading Here be dragons
The city of Toronto is vibrant and exciting. And north of Toronto is lovely and rural. But there's nothing like crossing the border and spotting those mountains to make me feel like I'm home.
duck bun – date hoisin, picked turnip, scallion sepia – chinese celery, yuzu, chickpea hozon roasted rice cakes – spicy pork sausage, chinese broccoli, tofu grilled mushrooms – monforte sheep’s milk cheddar, watercress, poppy seed brussels sprouts – fish sauce, puffed rice, mint 2012 nero d’avola, morgante, ‘bianco di morgante’, sicily, italy dessert (to go):… Continue reading Friday’s lunch: Momofuku daishō
