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Monthly Archives: April 2014

all at once

all at once

And all at once, the markets are overflowing with bright spring greens, fresh favas, formidable artichokes, rosy strawberries, slender asparagus and so much more. I hear that warmth and sunshine are bursting through after the long, weary winter that so many east of here endured. Flowers are blooming, baby geese are hatching and we’re dreaming […]

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a map for the rest of us

a map for the rest of us

My friend Erin throws incredible parties. She seems to do it with ease. She always looks calm and breezy, wearing some kind of lovely flowing dress and appearing as though the whole lovely scene came together with a snap of her fingers. She’s fantastically creative, too. The first party of hers that I attended, she’d […]

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small economies

small economies

The other day, I went for a run in the pouring rain. I do this from time to time, and I’m never sorry. I feel so clean and refreshed when I come home, sopping wet with a chill coming on. The rain here isn’t so cold and the drops are tiny, small enough to get […]

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