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Today I planned to try a new recipe for sandwich-style sourdough bread. I fed the sourdough starter as required, gave it a good four hours to bubble up, and then assembled the other few ingredients (flour, salt and water). Well, then I lost focus, or interest, or energy for the idea, and decided to use …
This post from Facebook came from Revanche, oddly enough a clothing store in Bangladesh: “Did you know about glimmers? Glimmer is the opposite of a trigger. Like a micro moment that makes you happier, a little moment of awe, something that makes you feel hope. Once you start looking for them and embracing them, your …
Today, on Facebook, two photos of moss roses came up in my memories from last July. I had forgotten all about them. The year before last, Ainsley potted a selection of flowers for me. The moss roses were my absolute favorite — the color, the shape of the petals, the leaves. Perfection. Although moss roses …
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to cook. I’ve collected cookbooks since my college days, and still have my tattered favorite, a paperback copy of The All New Fanny Farmer Boston Cooking School Cookbook. The spine has split into several sections by now, and some of best-loved recipes, like the one for …
Continue reading "Day #4: Cooking as creativity, and courage"
It’s been one heck of a day. I staffed the office alone while my colleagues took the day off. Because it was the Monday before the July 4 holiday, I anticipated a quiet, uneventful work day. How wrong I was. The office was hopping pretty much from the moment I unlocked the door and flipped …
Continue reading "Day #3: When something becomes everything"
A wise teacher once told me that, by continuing to read about and study a particular topic — with the idea that, only when I thoroughly understood that topic could I take action on it — I was stalling. Take this blog post, which I promised myself I’d write weeks ago. I’ve written plenty of …
I launched this site in April 2014. Yes. Three years ago. Three. Since then, nothing. My fellow procrastinators may resonate with this. I thought I had a great idea, but then I wasn't sure exactly how to proceed. What to write about in these posts. How often. Whether what I wrote would be mundane. Whether …
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