every bite tells a story, every dish is delish
Posted in My So-Called Life on Aug 24th, 2008
At the library the other day, Josie and I browsed and then made our way to the counter, where Greg was checking out. But when we got there, he wasn’t done yet; both he and the library clerk were listening to a tiny machine crank out a yellow tape - ph-chtt-ph-chtt-ph-chtt. Greg looked [...]
Posted in Lawrence, Let's Cook, Let's Get Away, Tweenager, recipes on Jul 31st, 2008
Are you, or any breathless young girl you know, familiar with the Twilight books?
My daughter is obsessed with Stephenie Meyer’s wildly successful teen - romance - vampire series, and I must be way off the buzz wagon, because until I smacked into a towering, goth-flavored display at Borders, I’d never even heard of them. But [...]
Posted in Let's Be Crafty on Apr 6th, 2008
In 1907 the author Carolyn Wells wrote Marjorie’s Vacation, in which a high-spirited girl rides a train and summers at her grandmother’s well-appointed country house. The book was part of a Marjorie series, and though I don’t know who loved them in 1907, I know at least one edition passed seven decades’ worth of [...]
Posted in Lawrence, Let's Shop on Mar 22nd, 2008
We spend a lot of time at The Dusty Bookshelf.
It’s one of our favorite used bookstores - or any bookstore - anywhere.
Another unforgettable bookstore that comes to mind is Powell’s, in Portland. Powell’s stretches a city block long and brims like a thousand libraries; you can get lost in the stacks for days.
You won’t get [...]
Posted in Let's Shop, My So-Called Life on Mar 4th, 2008
We drove out for a little antiquing last weekend, and Josie’s ever-expanding social calendar meant that we were on our own. A little date - our favorite daytime date. If some clever antique mall owner began serving cocktails and appetizers, it would likely become our favorite evening date, too.
Our little family has spent a lot [...]
