Sitting in Will’s music room again, writing in my favorite corner. An empty plate to my left, instruments and Will’s various hats in a bin to my right. We are both tired lately — not news, I know. Still, today is Friday and we only have to get through these next few hours until we… Continue reading In the kitchen
Dragging feet today, after a restless night and early morning. Full bellies, family time, mostly clean house — for all of this, I am grateful. And yet, I find myself moving slowly and staring out windows. When Rowan wakes up, I will take the children outside and hopefully come back down to Earth. Maybe we… Continue reading Wednesday daydreams
The window in front of my writing nook has opened with a bit of effort on my part. We are renting a house that is nearly a hundred years old, and over the years people have painted the windows so often that some of them are sealed shut. Luckily for me, this one opens to… Continue reading Looking out an open window
The market was crowded with people this morning. We arrived early, leaving the house just after 8:30. Today, Lakeland had a Spring gardening festival out in Munn Park, which drew a large part of the crowd. We bought pastries for breakfast from Honeycomb Bread. I ate a cardamom spiced Finnish pulla roll, Rowan and Piper… Continue reading Market day
I roasted my first chicken this week. I went to the shop on Tuesday morning for the thyme, fennel, carrots, lemon, garlic and onion required for Ina Garten’s recipe. I also bought chicken, just over four and a half pounds. I meticulously cleaned and stuffed the bird, buttered the skin and placed it atop a… Continue reading A first time for everything
This morning we ate messy fish sandwiches in the sunshine. There’s a little place near the library called Mister Fish, which has been in Lakeland for fifty years. The sign out front is faded and reads, “Every Nibble… a Good Bite!” The food is delicious, but I think the lakefront location adds to its charm.… Continue reading Thoughts after a picnic
We enjoyed a peaceful weekend at home, keeping mainly indoors except for a couple of trips to the grocery store for last minute dinner ingredients, an evening stroll through Downtown, and a short trip to go strawberry picking. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen, but we ate really well these past few… Continue reading Weekend recap
