This Season
It’s impossible not to want to capture the beauty of the season. The weather here has gotten cold, despite plenty of sun and blue skies. I need to find my hats and mittens and knit as much as possible so I can finish and […]
Category: autumn
Letting Go
In my processes as a writer, photographer, creator, tiny business owner, I seem to experience a whole lot of not getting anywhere. At least it feels like I can never get closer to where I think I want to be. Still I forge ahead. […]
The Delights of Every Day
We’ve reached the time of the Autumnal Equinox. Daylight and night are equal. As each day dawns it will bring slightly less daylight than darkness. Despite knowing that the days will keep getting shorter, I love these marks on the calendar that are decided by […]
The Feeling of Fall
The arrival of autumn, even a hint, brings on an inevitable wave of nostalgia. Darker mornings and evenings, cool air, falling leaves, just writing the date: September. It is still summer, of course. Though it has been years since I’ve gone back to school in […]
Apple Fritters
I mentioned last week that fall flavors might be lacking here, but I’ve made up for that in my kitchen and I’ll be making up for that here, too. I’m loving the combinations, colors, and contrasts of sweet squash with apple and ginger and bright […]
Sweet or Savory
Do you like your winter squash sweet or savory? I find myself debating the best way to use all the squash in my cupboards. Soup, with risotto, on pizza , roasted or in a cake, a pie, cookies, muffins, and pancakes. Butternuts, buttercups, and pie […]
Preserving 2011
I’ve finally finished my canning projects for this year’s growing season. The nights have gotten much colder and it won’t be long before the days stay cold, too. I won’t have a woodstove to huddle near this winter, but there is a lot of warmth […]
Last of the Garden
My container garden is nearly done for the year. The temperatures at night have regularly been in the 30s, so I decided to harvest my herbs and dry them. After I cut them all, I realized that they might have done okay in […]