Your opinion please (and a give-away)

I’m thinking of a new project, and I’d like your input. Some background: I have a file full of photos of gorgeous local produce, I’ve played around with quality print-on-demand photobooks , and while I use a planner every day, I tend to make my own. This year, I’m thinking of having a photo-filled planner [...]

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I [heart] fall

I live in New England, fall is by far it’s best season. The leaves are turning, apple cider donuts are around, the farms stands are full of squash. *love* So, I spent a sunny weekend picking apples, which I haven’t done for ages, even though there are orchards all around this area. The abundance is [...]

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Heirlooms

After last season’s blight, tomatoes have been abundant this summer, and I’m celebrating while they last – lately almost every supper features tomatoes. These are heirlooms, and just gorgeous – not conventionally pretty, but big and curvy and interesting (and delicious too) It’s a bit of a shame to chop such pretties up, but some [...]

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I [heart] Independent Bookstores

I adore independent bookstores. I spent alot of summers working in them, and alot more hours happily browsing through them. They’re full of good books, and book-people, and community events that celebrate books and ideas (and community, too, but I guess that’s implied in the name) So this post about an independent neighborhood bookstore asking [...]

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Giving Thanks

This is less than my full farm share this week (there’s also cucumbers and zucchini and green garlic, and I bought some local peaches and my favorite local bread while I was at it).  I’m all for cornucopias and Thanksgiving in November, but when, all of a sudden we go from early season greens to a burst [...]

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