After weeks and weeks of temperatures in the fifties, we’re finally starting to get some warmer weather. I’ve been back in the kitchen with a little more energy, gusto, and creativity, though sometimes my plans for a spring dessert (strawberry-rhubarb butter crumb bars) were thwarted by not wanting to turn the oven on in 90-degree … Read more
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Sunday Morning Coffee: Menu Planning and Readings for April 30, 2017
It’s been a beautiful week, and we got a glimpse of close-to-summer weather yesterday. Charlotte’s been wild about the chance to get outside and is loving spending time on the swings and slides in the neighborhood parks. Here’s what I’ve been eating and reading this week:
Sunday Morning Coffee: April 16, 2017
We’re celebrating Easter weekend and Marathon Monday as a family: my mom and dad came up, and I’m realizing it’s been pretty much a decade since we spent the holiday together. The weather was warm and gorgeous for Charlotte’s first egg hunt. She picked up on what we were doing pretty quickly, and loved finding the … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: April 9, 2017
It’s warming up a bit, and we spent the weekend trying to get out and enjoy the weather. The first of the flowers are starting to peak through the what has been a very wintry landscape for the past several months. A weekend that had such promising weather was overshadowed a bit by the fact … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 12, 2017
These daffodils were a gift from my mom. I’m a recent convert to the joy and beauty of fresh flowers for the home after being a long-time grump about them (they die eventually, anyway). But now I’m totally in to them, spending $5-10 a week on fresh blossoms to add a bit of color and … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 26, 2017
Spring is coming in halting steps. This weekend we have gorgeous weather and are getting out to spend some time on the playground with Charlotte. But colder weather is on the way again next week. We’re taking advantage of it while we can, and I bought some hyacinths to help the house smell like spring. … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 19, 2017
It’s been so snowy lately. We’ve had a mild winter thus far, but just like that, it feels we could be back in 2015 with storm upon storm making parking a nightmare on the streets of Boston, closing work and schools (and now, importantly, daycare). David and I spent a snow day home together with … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 29, 2017
I snapped this photo waiting on the doorstep of Charlotte’s daycare. It’s a picture of the sun setting over Boston, and I realized we’re starting to get daylight for just a bit longer. We’re coming out of the dark days of winter, and I’m trying to be present in the moments with my work and family. … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 22, 2017
In a crowd of 175,000, we gathered in the Boston Common to have our voices heard, raised in opposition to the narrow vision and destructive agenda of the new administration. Whatever your political views, do something nice for someone who doesn’t look like you this week. And cheers to Carrie Fisher, again, a woman of enormous strength … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: July 10, 2016
At the end of a tough week, one of the things I’d most like to share is a podcast that’s been making me very happy lately: Another Round with Heben and Tracy. I started listening earlier in 2016 when I was on a mission to include more comedy in my life, and their show is funny and … Read more
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