Shannon

So: this is a thing, let me tell you: Sweet tomatillos! Desperance, did you know about this? You pick the pinkest ones (yes, they continue to ripen there in the bowl), and you coax them out of their paper, and you eat them, and they are SO GOOOOOOOOD, and sweet, and crunchy-juicy, and unlike anything […]

Do you like to have stories read to you? Sure you do. It’s a cozy and comfortable thing. Sometimes Mark reads to me, and it’s so cozy and comfortable, I often fall asleep. Wait. That’s not where I meant to go. I’m just terrible at this promo stuff. What I’m trying to tell you is

Ahh, I actually hear the sound of crickets. Because I’m sitting here, downstairs at my computer, doors and windows open to let in the cool, comfortable evening air. No one else is in the room. No one else is even downstairs. Chirp, chirp. So peaceful. Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoyed all our company

It’s publication day for Being Small–the first book I’ve edited for Per Aspera Press! Here’s the press release. Go forth and buy this amazing book and read it! It’s gorgeous, and smart, and delightful, and it isn’t even very long, so you can totally read it, even if you’re like busy and stuff. Yay book

Despite all the busy and the too-much-social, we are trying very hard to get/stay in shape. So yesterday we rode our bikes to the gym, as we do. And when we came back out, not quite an hour later…Mark’s bicycle had been stolen. They cut through a supposedly-unbreakable lock (a $99 lock) and left it

Apparently, the end of August is the time when All The People want to visit Portland. (And I can hardly blame them: it is very lovely here now.) We had houseguests last night (to whom we are about to serve breakfast). We have a different set of houseguests coming tonight, and then yet more next

Remember how we had this nice windowseat in the greenhouse, for lying-upon and whatnot? Well the Brandywine tomato has…grown. Mark did manage to sit on the bench today though! Yeah. Despite all that stems-and-leaves business, there are only two actual Brandywine tomatoes underway: small and green. Lots of flowers. Fortunately, the Celebrity, Chef’s Choice and

I’m the one who needs a new computer (my MacBook Pro is coming up on 5 years old, and that’s…old), but Mark is the one who got a particularly pernicious virus today. I mean his computer did. It was actually very hateful–it got in through Skype, masquerading as an update; and came complete with a

I slept in till nearly 7 this morning! Wow! And then we took off to the gym, nice and early. So morning blogging didn’t happen. Heck, I don’t know what my schedule is. I’m just making it up as I go along. How about early-evening blogging? While Mark makes dinner? Sure, let’s try that. At!

I had a delicious Asian pear for my afternoon snack yesterday. And there’s plenty more where that came from! I think the next step is to resurrect the “countertop ice cream” making from previous summers. Asian pear was the perfect base for those; then I’d add any kind of flavorings–jams, liqueurs, botanicals–quick-freeze, and enjoy! Might