Monthly Archives: February 2008

Today my friend Jane was cleaning out her office and came across a photo album with pictures she took at my wedding eight years ago that she misplaced. Now as most of y’all know, I left that marriage three years … Continue reading →

A while back I finished a feather and fan scarf out of that gorgeous handspun, naturally dyed cashmere that the Professor brought me from Scotland. It is so amazingly soft, and I wear it all the time. I can often … Continue reading →

Last Monday, I turned thirty-five. I’m still celebrating. And I decided I am officially old–not because of my years, but because the way I wanted to celebrate my birthday was to get the leaves off my roof and out of … Continue reading →

My chickens love cheese more than any other treat I give them, perhaps more than I love really good chocolate. Yes. LOVE. They can smell it in my hand as I approach their coop, and start a ruckus trying to … Continue reading →

There was a beautiful lunar eclipse tonight. I tried to take pictures. The flash was no good. But you can sorta get an idea. Check out Carrie’s picture! And the Professor’s. Wow!

I made these mint truffles for the Professor for Valentine’s Day. I poured melted chocolate into a heart-shaped-ice mold, mushed it to the sides as it cooled, stuck it in the freezer until it hardened, then made up minty ganache, … Continue reading →

I’m weird about my clothes. I can’t wear a turtleneck, because I become claustrophobic. And I can’t wear baggy clothes, because, again, perfectly logically, I become claustrophobic. So I was pretty excited to get Stefanie Japel’s Fitted Knits. A whole … Continue reading →

On Friday, Alex officially turned old. We went to his fortieth birthday party at Fritti, where we enjoyed all-you-can-eat-and-imbibe. The pizza was delicious, reminded me a lot of Otto in New York, and the wine kept getting better and better! … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, the story doesn’t include a pattern.