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Sir Luke surprised me this morning. I wasn’t drilling, just probing, assessing how much these sweet beans know. What do yellow and red make? “Orange,” he said without looking up. Blue and yellow? “Green.” Scoop of vanilla, scoop…
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all wrapped up
December 27, 2011
Vietnamese Cinnamon, a ladel, chili bowls with handles for All You Can Handle Chili, and a book of chili potions.
A Man Gift of Chili without the Chili. Would’ve included dried Ancho if I had more time.
Madeline Minds Her…
gift wrapped life
December 23, 2011
I don’t care what they say. You can judge a book by its cover. Or at least a gift by its wrap. I actually couldn’t care less what’s inside a package. I love the foreplay of an unopened gift, sitting…
where wishes come true
November 17, 2011
Tomorrow Lucas and Abigail star in their school Thanksgiving performance. They’ve been practicing hard, “standing for a really long time.” I’m arriving early to play photographer to a few classes, capturing the preK Native American love, then sitting stage center…
in the wish + all that jazz
October 11, 2011
This was totally me. This is the life I’d always imaged from my one-bedroom Upper West Side apartment. I wanted this *right here,* this kid-sopped life of learning, finger paint, and gusto. A life with a smock. And I’m in…
in your hour of miss
September 21, 2011
I‘m cranky and tired and don’t feel like adventure, which isn’t like me. Today I went into a Forever 21 inside the Town Center mall, and I found myself letting out a little whine because the Forever 21 here in…
winter wonderland
November 24, 2010
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One down, only a thousand more little birthday details to go. Oh, how I adore themes. Themes and to-do lists. What else I love today? Gingerbread lattes, Elf, Glee’s Holiday album. Maybe my favorite part of Thanksgiving, aside from the…









January 2, 2012
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