Four Obsessions: perpetually shifting between cooking, reading, knitting and writing

 Hanging prominently in my kitchen is this reminder: BAKING BECAUSE MURDER IS WRONG And believe me, these days I need the reminder almost da...

Jesus Christ, what a fucking week! We're all suffering, simultaneously flirting with crazy and despair, so today is a good day for some ...

With the firehose of horrific news coming your way, here are a few ways that I'm maintaining my (relative) sanity without burying my hea...

My response in November to Trump winning the election was severe: I could barely eat or sleep for a week. I know I'm not alone in this r...

  I don't know if it's normal to have a movie about the capture and prosecution of a Russian spy as your comfort movie*, but Bridge ...

I thought about switching platforms* but then I thought, why reinvent the wheel? So here we are, back at the old Blogger, working to strengt...

I believe in a god of books. This belief rests side by side with my devout atheism, illogical and yet true. My god of books is a cranky god,...

I have a new favorite cookie recipe. I realize this isn't ground breaking news, but it is comforting as hell and right now, with the wor...

  I was away for a few days and this was this morning's haul from the garden : two zucchini, a bag of wax and romano beans, dill, chard,...

  The world is a shit-show so let's all tear our eyes away from the news and latest catastrophe and share a few things that bring us joy...