Three years ago, I was pregnant for the first time with who would be Benjamin. January proved a challenging month – the low sharp pains when listening to the SOTU, or coughing, ended up being ligaments letting go for the first time, never to spring back.
More tensions as the first attempt to find a fetal [...]
January 25, 2007
On Saturday Afternoons In 1963
January 25, 2007
pacific spring
One thing I have yet to get accustomed to in 5 years in Seattle is the January spring. The air is fresh, wet, and sweet; green shoots, quince buds, and the brave leaves of primroses emerge to a nearly universal response of delight. The luscious, drinkable air carries the songs of robins – yes, robins [...]
January 25, 2007
dd specials or, making quick dinners from a full trader joe’s shopping bag
In our house, we often partake of what I called the “Dedham Dinner” or DD for short. The DD is my adaptation of the dinners my mother served us as children. The major differences between my meals and their 30 yo predecessors:
My mother hated cooking; I love to cook.
My mother did not like spices; I [...]
