It’s hardly a secret that I love food. I love thinking about it, shopping for it, having my shelves and refrigerator full of it, reading recipes, cooking – especially for a crowd – and eating. I like food so much Continue reading Food, glorious food→

It’s hard for me to say which memories of our just-ended trip to Yukon will stay with me the longest. When my friend’s mother – who has lived here for more than 50 years –asked me what I had liked Continue reading Eyes wide open→

As I settled in with a cocktail on the deck of my friend’s house just outside Whitehorse last Friday, I couldn’t imagine anywhere more beautiful to be.  Even at 6 pm, the sun was still well above the snow-covered mountain Continue reading Larger than life→

Maybe it’s just the heat, but I am having a hard time feeling positive about much of anything right now. I realize the climate crisis is more serious than my discomfort from the hot weather – honestly, I do – Continue reading Confessions of a heat hater→