This may seem like a strange subject to broach in the midst of my first week being a mom, but as I watch my little daughter squirm with delight as she reaches for her puree of purple potatoes and purple carrots (served from a purple spoon, no less) we bought together at the Farmer’s Market […]
You know, that embassy guy was right. Noe is a lucky girl to be coming home to this place. It’s a stellar, sunny day and we’ve already enjoyed a morning bottle in the garden (still working on the coffee juggle . . . don’t worry, I’m being careful), a play in the living room, a […]
I smell like baby powder and diapers and mango and teething biscuits and drool, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. It is wild being here in Guatemala with Noe, knowing that this time we’ll be coming home with her. It keeps hitting us little by little; we’ll think, “man, I’m so bummed we’re […]
Here’s something I’ve been wondering about. What do people enjoy drinking during the dog-days of summer? For me, I vascilate between two staples depending on what’s on the plate (if anything).
If I’m just sipping, enjoying a weekend afternoon, watching my tomatoes grow, then I’ll usually pop a pink. There’s just something about the fact that it’s […]
Here’s why I’m not Martha Stewart. This weekend, I trimmed back a bunch of overgrown herbs and had them in a big bowl of water waiting to be cleaned—basil, thyme, marjoram, mint. You name it, it was in there. So I thought, “won’t this make a lovely herb pesto?”
I envisioned myself plucking off the […]
In the ten years I’ve lived here in California—especially in Sonoma—I’ve learned quite a bit about vines. Or so I thought. Going over the notes from my tour of the vineyards with Keith and Erik, I found quite a few question marks in the margin. I couldn’t find a good one-stop resource online for wine […]
Wine can say a lot about a person. What they choose, how they serve it, do they slurp or swirl (or both). But I’ve found that perhaps the greatest divide between wine types lies in the response to the question, “should I open this bottle now or hold on to it for a few more […]
