It’s just a bad day, not a bad life. I can’t take credit for such wisdom (I saw it on […]

When I met M, way back in 1995, he had a cat named Jane. She was the living definition of […]

Once September hits, the rest of the year seems to fall into fast forward mode. It also feels like a […]

Whenever M witnessed someone behaving inappropriately, he would ponder the question of ignorance vs. arrogance. The first can be easily […]

I fell hard and fast for persimmons right around this time last year. The girls and I were visiting Todd […]

Finding some inner peace has been more challenging than usual lately. I’m so thankful I started running again before it […]

Like the quick snap of a finger, October is upon us. Is it me, or did that seem to come […]

I want to say it took me a full two weeks to get used to the back to school schedule, […]

I made my way to Paris feeling a bit broken and exhausted. Lately, I’d been feeling as though I were […]

I needed a parole from my life back in Brooklyn. An escape where there were no schedules, responsibilities, wants or […]

When I first met M, I was struck by the fact that he didn’t wear a watch. I can honestly […]

To say I’ve been feeling overwhelmed would be a severe understatement. It’s just been one of those weeks where all […]

I’ve clocked over 1,200 miles in the last week and a half, between my journey home from Cape Cod and […]

I burned a pot boiling water today. I’m not joking, and, thankfully, was able to laugh when I realized what […]

Two years ago, just before M passed away I started another blog, called Simple Scratch Cooking. I wanted a place […]

It happens like clockwork every year, that moment when the first whisper of fall comes crashing in. The calendar may […]

I’m offering an apology before I go any further. The zucchini hazelnut quick bread you see above isn’t making it […]

My eyes stared in bewilderment as I read the words “I rarely bake on vacation”. This last week in North […]

The first time I came back to the Cape after Michael died, it had just been thirteen days. I remember […]

I’ve been a moving target the last two years, running, trying to dodge the reality of learning to live without […]

I bought a house. Upstate. In the country. There are crazier things this city-slicker, born and bred Brooklyn gal could’ve […]

This syrup lives up to its name of being simple. All you do it is take equal parts sugar and […]

The title says it all, well not really. See, the conversation started something like this: Me: I don’t like s’mores. […]

I wanted to pop in real quick. and say hello to see how everyone’s (almost) summer vacation is going. It […]