Archive for October, 2008

Be the Change

Be the Change

I drove home in a windy snowstorm last night ands it isn’t even Halloween. I had on these stupid pointy toed suede boots for which I paid way too much and that can only be…

Jack

Jack

It was time to decorate for the season. I rummaged around the attic and brought down the long ropes of dried leaves that are the swags we use along the staircase for autumn. We have…

Breathe In and Out

Breathe In and Out

There is panic in the air these days. I cannot comprehend how trillions of dollars appear and disappear in days, even hours, nothing tangible yet affecting so many people in so many ways. I don’t…

Religious Recipe

Religious Recipe

This time of year feels more religious to me than Easter or Christmas ever does. October is the time to put your bulbs in the ground which is a sweet symbol of belief and hope…

Seeing

Seeing

We needed to put the garden to bed. Old dead vines once filled with zucchini and tomatoes look downtrodden and messy out there in the middle of all this autumnal wonder. Their day is past…

What’s for Supper?

What’s for Supper?

Food plays a serious role in the life of our family. We use it for comfort and for celebration. Every season is marked by temperature changes outside and the china rotation inside. There are plates…