... the way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world. Daily, our eating turns nature into culture, transforming the body of the world into our bodies and minds. ― Michael …
Finding Ease in Sun Valley
My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me. - Imam ash-Shafi’i There is a shortlist of places we have traveled over …
Simple Steps for Spring Curating
Not everything can be important, and not always,” I said. “That would be awful.” ~ Pascal Mercier Night Train to Lisbon We started our married life in an 800 square foot cottage with three kids. We …
Kneading Simplicity
Five tender apricots in a blue bowl, a brief and exact promise of things to come. ~Frances Mayes Somewhere along my path, I decided that making something special for others meant hard work and …
When What You Have to Purge Is Not Junk
As we prepare to leave Europe this Spring, after nearly two years meandering this spectacular continent, we find ourselves in familiar territory, except somehow this time it is different. We are …
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The Superbowl Blues
Our son came home from a friend's house yesterday, exhausted and happy. He fell into his bed not long after he arrived home. I was sure he had been racing around playing for hours to warrant such …
