Monthly Archives: December 2007

A Promised Post for the New Year

Wow has this last week of the year flown by! I had intended to pop in after Christmas and write about our phenomenal meal at Cyrus. But then . . . Christopher and I went skiing instead. (BLISS!)
This morning I thought, today will be the day. I dropped Mom and Dad at the airport, Noe at […]

Casting Big Shadows

We received a Christmas card from our dear friend Jann last week with a poem on it that stirred my soul and just made me want to cloak myself in the words. On Christmas. On into the New Year. So I’m going to share them here with you . . . I know she, too, […]

A Few of My Favorite Things

I used to play guitar. In bands. In high school and college, these were “cool” bands with amplifiers and the like, but long before that when I was still in pigtails (literally), it was The Village School of Folk Music Dynamite Kids and strolling minstrel affairs.
In any case, My Favorite Things was one of the […]

An Elf of a Good Time

Hey all . . . I just wanted to take this moment to share a bit of Christmas cheer with you. Yep, that’s me in an elf outfit. Well, not really. It’s my head superimposed on top of an elf outfit, and if you click on the link below you can see “me” do a […]

My Holiday Mix

I’ve always been intimidated by choosing music. As an ex-musician (I was a guitarist and singer/songwriter for years), I realize this is ridiculous, but truth be told I’ve always admired people who seem to swoosh through life serenaded by the perfect song. My husband is one of them. Our friends Bill and Bill are too. […]

Winter Whites

Sauvignon Blanc and Rose were made for the summer months. Their crisp acidity and fruity palette just beg to be sipped outside on a steamy evening.
But come winter, we long for something more substantial. Just as we look to hearty braises and stews in the kitchen to bring a sense of warmth and sustenance, so […]

Writing, Comfort and Amy’s Lentil Goop

I’m taking a page from Katie at Thyme to Cook and wrapping up a few odds and ends in one post. We’ll just see if I’m as adept as she is at stitching them all together.

A couple of weeks ago, just before being whacked by the flu, the lovely Jo tagged me for a writing […]