Stone by stone, breath by breath, layer by layer, this wall was built by Barry Patch, on a country road in Connecticut where I always ride my bicycle when visiting my mother. Whatever the weather, every time I would ride past, he was there. In the heat-cold-snow-rain-sun-clouds-wind-stillness, he was there, always by himself, laying stone [...]
It’s also my husband’s favorite, but I’ve never found a recipe I love. They’re usually too sweet or too dry or too something else. So I combed through some recipes and came up with my own for Michael’s 60th birthday a few years ago. With some help from an artist friend, we decorated it to [...]
A few quotes for this hot month of July for a little inspiration or just pure enjoyment. “When it’s cold, shiver; when it’s hot, sweat.” Zen Saying “When you’re in pain, you can’t spin off. You have to stay with it. There’s no place to go. So pain is really valuable.” Charlotte Joko Beck “Facing [...]
I got caught in a summer downpour today on my bicycle and loved it. If it had happened just 24 hours ago I would have blamed it on Mercury Retrograde and been miserable. I would have rued the day and settled into an oh-woe-is-me-when-will-it-end state of mind. My soaking wet bike shoes and helmet [...]
