The pears and apples, after 15 hours on low heat, soften and turn a comforting, caramelized brown. We blended them with an immersion blender, a first for me, until they
The pears and apples, after 15 hours on low heat, soften and turn a comforting, caramelized brown. We blended them with an immersion blender, a first for me, until they
(I just read Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights which was an absolute JOY. Lately I’ve been a little crabby so I thought I’d take a cue from Professor Gay
I want to tell you about my husband. Every time I take Buzz out for a ride, Adam hooks up the horse trailer. When I get back, he carefully parks
My kids wake up at 5:30 these days, they are just too excited for the day to begin to spend one more minute in a cocoon of comfort. By 6
The air feels like it remembers snow, like it’s reciting recipes for winter under its breath. My hands are cold within a few minutes in the post-sunset darkness, and I
I believe in good meals. By and large, we are not a snacking family (except that my children believe outdoor excursions are not complete without several baggies of crackers, nuts,
My horse had a crack in one of his feet recently. As a result, I was picking his hooves every day, going out with 10 minutes or less to check
When I get up from rocking Isaiah to sleep, the rocking chair continues for a couple of beats, knocking solidly against the floor, like a heartbeat. The-thunk, the-thunk. I like
October is practically here, which means my baby boy is almost here, too. I know he’s not mine yet and it is so hard to not feel overwhelmingly attached, especially
Three weeks ago, we had the mobile butcher come out to process two of our steers. It was a gorgeous fall day, 60 degrees with scattered puffy clouds and a