May 7, 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks and things are getting taller, especially the arugula. It’s also sprouting flowers, which isn’t a good thing. They are seeding themselves. I love that I can see the start of a Brussels sprout here… and the beginnings of broccoli. In other backyard news, the Read more…
November 2, 2012
Happy, safe, and warm… and foolishly skeptical of the much-discussed impending storm, Hurricane Sandy. This is moments before all the cats were stowed for a trip to higher ground. I thought it unnecessary at first but… I was kind of wrong. I needed to use up the sliced mango in Read more…
The water came… The lights went out… The basement was flooded, but not like the neighbors (over 4 feet of water). This was because of the pitch of the house. The car became the phone charger… I was on food duty. Lights out in the grocery storm. People were panicked Read more…
October 29, 2012
On the way to the farm we stopped at a new all-vegan bakery in Verona, New Jersey: Cupcraze. As per usual, when visiting an out-of-state bakery, I have to get at least 2 cupcakes. I chose this one above, their delicious banana split cupcake, and I am glad that I Read more…
October 28, 2012
Happy 16th Vegan Birthday to me at Catskill Animal Sanctuary. I’ve been vegan so long. And while every year my passion for vegan food (and vegan food reporting) grows stronger, my reason for going and remaining vegan have nothing to do with food at all. It’s about animals. It was Read more…
October 22, 2012
Did you have this book when you were a kid? I did. I remember loving it. And poof! A (maybe) far-too-introspective child was created, with a deep love for the under-dog. Pure and poignant Charles Shulz. Is there an equivalent today? Maybe there are iPad apps? Not sure. Happiness is Read more…
October 17, 2012
#1: Pumpkins #2: Hearty Loaves #3: Bright, October sun #4: Migrating birds #5: My being missing in action, inundated with all things 10-year-old.
October 7, 2012
Under scenic ‘seize-the-day’ duress, the Electrician and I headed north on a beautiful Fall day. The destination was not the over-crowded Bronx crossings or the state roads of New Jersey, although we spent much of our time in these areas. It was Masker Orchards in Warwick, New York… to pick Read more…
September 1, 2012
As the second full moon in August, this one’s a Blue Moon. Gorgeous, tall stalks with their B.F.F., the sun. What a face. Stay cool. Pool turquoise certainly is pretty. Reconnecting with my inner-thrifter. Soon summer green will become winter stickling. The gorgeous Old Westbury Gardens. I was embarrassed to Read more…
August 23, 2012
[office green] Fresh basil from the backyard. [floral white] My guys. [fern green] Pesto sauce from the delicious backyard basil. [sunglow] Those pesky, beautiful weeds. [light yellow] Avocado in lemon. [lavender pink] Feasting bee. [prussian blue] All hail the fig. [seal brown] Frozen chocolate-covered banana. [mint] Mint. [light pink] Exploded Read more…
August 12, 2012
{El Matador State Beach}
July 9, 2012
Every once and a while, you have to seek out nature, ascend an incline that is not manmade but randomly place by the elements and duck under a canopy of trees, inside their crisp, fresh breath. So CandyPenny and I braved the rough terrain of the trails of Mohonk Preserve in New Paltz, New Read more…
August 29, 2011
Might as well share some pictures of Hurricane Irene’s after-math since I survived the hullabaloo. Small branches and leaves littered everywhere like a clumsy, ravenous herbivore had it’s way with the land. Much to the disappointment of the newscasters reporting on the storm, the damage was far less than expected. I Read more…
August 27, 2011
Hunkered down within the Hurricane Irene pandemonium, the exuberance of local weatherpeople becomes kind of numbing. I am just going to talk about peanut butter for a little bit because Irene catch phrases are starting to bother me. With a jar of Peanut Butter & Co.‘s White Chocolate Wonderful purchased as Read more…
August 1, 2011
When I spoke of my childhood memories of the Jersey Shore I was remembering our visits to Seaside Heights, an amusement-filled length of boardwalk that stretches into the Atlantic ocean. I hadn’t been there since I was a little girl and was happy to see that the place still had Carny Read more…
July 20, 2011
Toe-in the East River R.D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn. (Really Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) Haze Suspension Rockin’ robin Sunset Stumps Goodnight, Sunshine
April 26, 2011
Little delicate weeds get no love. They look like shy, optimistic chit-chatters. “Hey! Hey you! Look how bright and pretty we are!” Holy stigma. “Hi. We’re less enthusiastic than the red ones. Notice us if you wish–or not; we’ll be fine either way.” “Mnmm mnnmmm.” So Delicious Turtle Trails… and Read more…
January 27, 2011
My buddy and I woke up to the chime of my phone. 10 minutes before I received the NYC Alert text, The Electrician delivered the sweet, sweet news of the snow day. I texted the other 5th grade teachers and went back to bed, lulled by the exclamations of the Read more…
December 26, 2010
Mounds of snow. Main road. Smooth white waves. Going for a walk.
September 20, 2010
I defy you to taste a Concord grape and not think of grape Bonkers, the shredded pastel purple of grape-flavored Big League Chew, a shiny purple Spree. Before I knew Concord grapes existed I wondered how these candies got away with calling themselves “grape”. Ah, but these frosty loose-skinned skin-staining Read more…
