Home Again.

I haven’t written in a while. Not just here. I haven’t written much at all. Recipes, sure. My prayer journal, yes. But the creative flow of poetry and storytelling all but dried up in the last season. It happens that way sometimes. I used to panic when the flow of words stopped, when the creativity ran […]
The Solution to Crisis

I’ve been in bed for the better part of the last three days. It was a culmination of things that laid me down. It was overcommitment and foolish optimism and the fierce demand of the garden in July. It was our booming and brilliant family colliding in my home at the tail end of a […]
The Story in a Seed

Years ago, when my oldest son Jackson was around six years old, my husband asked him what he thought I might like for my birthday. Jackson thought long and hard, and as if a light bulb suddenly burned above his head, he exclaimed, “I know! Catalogs!”
How to Make Bruschetta – My Favorite Summer Treat

Learn how to make bruschetta – a classic Italian appetizer made with fresh tomatoes and basil and served on toasted garlic bread.