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Years ago, my friends asked me to help them set up a tiny house on their property.
The goal was to keep it simple, keep the cost down, and put something together clean, livable, and charming so my friends could rent it short term (two weeks to a few months). Pans, pots, utensils, light bulbs, towels, dishes, a bed, chairs, bowls, a bath mat,...
Like usual, when I step into the kitchen, there’s no plan. No list, no recipe. When I go to the grocery store, I don’t have anything specific in mind—I just buy what catches my eye, what feels right for the day. It works. I prepare everything at home; we rarely eat out. It’s not that we never do, but for the most part, meals happen at...
37 years it’s a long time. You would think I’d have a photo to share of the two of us-
Instead I tend to take photos of just him.
I married him because I knew he would be a good father. When I met him he was an au pair in San Francisco. And how he was with the three little boys he cared for – just sealed the deal.
At last, I was able to visit Notre Dame in Paris. The line moved quickly, and once inside, it didn’t feel crowded at all, even though there were hundreds of people around. I was a bit apprehensive because I had heard it was very white and bright now, and that they’d stripped the building of its soul when they cleaned it.
Yesterday, I gathered the ingredients to make Annie’s stuffed cabbage rolls, only to realize why it’s essential to use the biggest cabbage you can find. Larger leaves make rolling the stuffing much easier than smaller ones. Since my cabbage was quite small, my spontaneous mode kicked in and I recreated Annie’s recipe.
