I adore minestrone. Minestrone is a soup that embodies the best of “seasonal cooking”. Its content depends on what’s good at the market, and almost always contains a bounty of […]
B and I have been together since May 2013. If you count since we’ve been living together, it’s been 3 1/2 years. I prefer to start the clock from the […]
We’re slowly creeping forward to warmer weather. I can feel it in my bones. I just wish I could wave a magic wand and usher in a proper spring, instead […]
It’s supposed to be spring, right? Sure doesn’t feel like it. I’ve been trying to cope with all the wintry weather we’ve been having. This has been the worst winter […]
I lived in Astoria, Queens, between 1990 and 1997. It was a three-bedroom apartment in a little brick-faced building across the street from a parochial school and church. I had […]
I’ve been living in this country for a very long time, and I still can’t get used to winter. Temperature-wise, it’s my least favorite season of all. I much prefer […]
Hope y’all are having a great holiday, wherever you are in the world. Clicking on any of the tiles below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs.
Previous posts in this series have appeared here, here, here and here. I’m in San Francisco on vacation for the next two weeks, and hopefully I’ll have the opportunity to […]
I’m just getting around to posting these pix. I was on vacation in January and the early part of February, during which I visited B’s parents in Austin, TX, and […]
Spring is in the air! We had a taste this weekend, with temperatures reaching into the low 50s. I hope it holds for the next few days, because I’m sick […]