I looked out the kitchen window this morning, put my hand on the sill to steady myself. My heart beat quickly as I slipped silently outside, moving shyly. The sun lit the strands stretching to anchor the webs—I have begun looking for the fastening points, the fancy work at the edges, the taut lines apart [...]

I met my lovely friend Holly (she has a wonderful food site, Sustainable Suppers, with interviews, podcasts, and recipes) at the new Sandolab yesterday afternoon. While I determined how I would “conduct [my] own experiment,” she tried the house slaw, as brightly colored as South Beach and slightly tangy. Like a house salad or wine, [...]

There were multiple toasts yesterday afternoon with flutes of cava and hibiscus flowers raised by my fabulous friends Dianna (who braved a bee sting on her way in), Jean Marc, Daniel, Jessica, and new friends Jason, Fabio, and Ricky, who arrived at the Magic Cottage to celebrate Spring, a few of the other holidays that [...]

I may as well admit it: I cannot stop watching the “Where the Wild Things Are” trailer. Running through the woods, finding significance in the small collection of things on a leaf, knowing that your costume will protect you and that imagination makes you invincible— these freedoms I remember as I watch a tropical forest [...]

I find food photography incredibly humbling. This afternoon, I decided to try capturing the particular sparkle of red salt on local greens. Green and red are color opposites, and the glossy salt jumps off matte rainbow chard (the word ‘chard’ even sounds matte). I liked the center of the photo with the red salt heart [...]