Monthly Archives: October 2014
Time For Soup
A windstorm is blowing in and the fir cones dropping on our new pergola roof sound like bombs going off. The Assistant, Sadie, is hiding in the bathtub and I’m the idiot sitting out under the pergola listening to the breeze blow through the fir trees and the crows angrily complain. So far, we’ve only […]
Taking Stock
This morning, I turned on the heaters for the first time this season. The dust crackled and burned so I opened the windows. Then, I proceeded to assemble three big pots of chicken stock and left them burbling on the stove-top. The windows are steamed up and Barnaby is sighing beside me as he naps. […]