Last weekend my father and I went for a camping and fishing trip in the White Mountains of Arizona. What a beautiful part of this state! It was so green there and I finally realized where all the rain in … Continue reading
a day at the orchards
One of my favorite things about summer is the fruit that comes with the season. For three years I have wanted to go down to Willcox, Arizona to pick peaches. So this July, my friend Jo and I donned our … Continue reading
tucsonan wedding dress
My sister just got married! Emily and Ian chose to have a small wedding ceremony at our friends’ ranch in the Tucson Mountains last week. It was beautiful and fun. To balance the small wedding, they decided to have a … Continue reading
you’re welcome
I have both written and received many thank you cards in my day. There is an art to a good thank you, and I’d like to think that I’ve very nearly got it down at this point. I have a … Continue reading
long time no seed
Spring is in full swing here in Tucson and I am giddy with anticipation. We have had one of the wettest winters I can remember which means the wildflowers are unbelievable. My front yard is, for the first time, a … Continue reading
bread in the family
Some day I’d like to interview people from all over about their family recipes–How long have they been in the family? Who created the recipe? What memories are evoked when you make/eat it? etc. My family has several recipes that … Continue reading
city chickens
When I was a child and my family would visit friends that had laying hens, I could think of nothing else until I had gone searching for any eggs that might have been laid but not collected yet. Okay, I … Continue reading
cupcake season
Suddenly it’s birthday season and thus time to get back to baking. This weekend has been a whirlwind of cupcake baking at my house. About two years ago my friend, Ben, cleverly introduced me to an inspiring cupcake blog. Whenever … Continue reading
quarantine
Nothing like a good old fashioned quarantine to get things done around the house. Two weeks ago I came down with a case of the mumps. After four horrific days of fatigue, pain, fever, chills, and ridiculous swelling in my … Continue reading
for the birds
“See those wires up there? They’re for the birds.” -crazy man in Prescott, AZ, 2001. A few years ago I made a fabric hanging inspired by Clint Eastwood’s portrait on the cover of The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. … Continue reading