I’ve recently realized how curiosity has been at the wheel during most of my life. So many of the significant, surprising moments ingrained in my memory came from an insatiable need to find answers to the questions that pop up in my mind. That pull to explore a subject, a creative project, a situation, or […]
There’s a famous Carl Jung quote that says life doesn’t truly begin until our forties and that everything before then is research. Over the last four years, I’ve discovered just how true that is. A lot has changed in the four years since I’ve shared in this space. My marriage ended and what was one […]
Thanksgiving will be a quiet affair for us this year. Perhaps it’s the need for an extra-long period of holiday cheer, but my mind is solely on the Christmas season. Our Thanksgiving dinner will be simple, yet delicious, with the highlight being the final dessert. In lieu of pie, this year there will be sparkling […]
Fall is finally here and it feels so good! It’s that time of year when you pull out the cozy sweaters and fall baking spices to fully embrace the cooler weather. In my home, fall does not begin without diving headlong into true comfort baking by way of fried dough. Either doughnuts or, in this […]