“For every action there is an equal opposite reaction,” that’s what I learned in school. I’d like to think that for every problem there is a solution, but life has taught me otherwise. I now know there are things for which no answer exists. How does one solve heartbreak, grief,… Read More
Apricot Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
There’s a thing I do, I’ve come to realize. When I’m rushing, when I’m disorganized and life feels out of control, when I have ten things I have to do and only time to do three of them, I put on earrings—more elaborate earrings than I normally wear. Sometimes I… Read More
Stalking Wonder: Kids on Farms
I’ve written before about the Farm Tots program at South47 Farm, an organic farm just a stone’s throw from Seattle, across Lake Washington. During the summer months the farm runs a program where children can come with their parents (or their aunties/uncles) and learn about the farm. Each week has… Read More
Sorrel Tart: Friends with Benefits
“Friends with benefits” is the phrase that came to mind after I tasted one of the best things I have put in my mouth this year. (Not those kinds of benefits, mind out of gutter please.) I’m talking culinary benefits, which is nothing to scoff at. Not when a dish… Read More





