“The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer. Minute by minute they lengthen out. It takes some weeks before we become aware of the change. It is imperceptible even as the growth of a …
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If you’re looking for light recipes for a January detox, check out my January recipes board on Pinterest. It’s been a whirlwind of activity around here during the last week. We are still recovering from our biggest party of the year. Seven years ago, Dan and I began hosting a New Year’s Day brunch. It …
“Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars to sparkle violently and shower their silver light into the arms of bare upreaching trees. It was a mad and beautiful thing that scoured raw the souls of animals and man, driving them …
“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year.” –Emily Dickinson in a letter to Elizabeth Holland Reading: This essay from Michael Chabon on Thanksgiving is perhaps the best thing I’ve ever read about the holiday. It appeared in Bon Appetit a couple of years ago, and I’m making it an annual read. Also, …
Well, we moved. All of the kitchen boxes are unpacked (finally!), but we’re still living in a pile of boxes. It takes so much energy to figure out where everything goes. I’ve been attempting to intuit homes for all of our possessions. Some are easy. The plates, clearly, go here. That’s the silverware drawer. But …
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Listening: Have you listened to Serial yet? It’s every bit as compelling as you’d expect longform true crime reporting from This American Life’s Sarah Koenig to be. Speaking of longform journalism and podcasts, the Longform podcast is …