I’m making Eccles cakes today.  I first had these when I worked at a dry cleaner’s in Providence in my late teens.  My boss brought them in from a Portuguese bakery near her house.  I always thought they were Portuguese in spite of the...

Maira Kalman produces one post a month on the blog she does for the New York Times.  I can’t say she “writes” it, because it’s a combination of drawings, photos (sometimes) and writing. She has written children’s books that I remember reading to B...

Oh, we had a great dinner tonight, a repeat I had with my friend Egghead Jr. on Sunday.  Fresh pasta with the last batch of cherry tomatoes from the garden, olives, garlic (also from the garden), olive oil, and parmesan.  AND one giant shiitake...

Last night I got up at midnight and looked out the window.  A big fat skunk was out in the side yard whuffling around.  I got up again at 3:00, and he was still there!  At 5:20, when I got up for my walk, he was STILL poking his nose into the grass....