Because sometimes, inspiration is in the upper left cabinet above the sink. 1. In 1993 we registered for twelve blue-and-white coffee cups from William-Sonoma. We received a gift box with eleven blue-striped cups and, like an ugly duckling, one with a stripe of green. Green Stripe always sat in the back, used only for a [...]
Posted in breakfast & brunch, recipes on Feb 17th, 2008
It’s a snow day here. A wet and cold snow day. It was also chilly – but autumn – a few years back when we pulled up to Polly’s Pancake Parlor in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire. But in that rambling old breakfast palace, it was cold – and then warm – in the best possible [...]
Posted in new old house, vacation on Jan 27th, 2008
I like letting a steamy mug of tea steep on the cold marble island. They balance each other out. Today’s Steaming Sunday is brought to you by the Maine Diner in Wells, Maine – home to some of the finest, butteriest, tastiest lobster rolls you will ever eat. They also provided a pressed penny for [...]
