Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Room with a View

Washington

Good morning, luvs.I woke this weekend to a winter wonderland! I’ve only seen snow a couple of times this season, so it made me smile. Then I hunkered down under the covers and spent a glorious morning reading and drinking tea. I live in a teensy apartment in a rather scary part of town but...

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Courage and Unexpected Glowing Things

Lynden, Washington

Hello dear ones. xo When I was in the woods the other day I looked up into what I thought would be bare tree trunks and stark branches. Instead the sun was glowing through dozens of ferns growing up the mossy tree, rendering them a brilliant lime green against the bright blue sky. Aren’t they...

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A Sunny Winter Hike and Garlic French Fries

Lynden, Washington

As I write to you tonight the wind is howling. I can hear it shrieking around corners and sending leaves and branches skittering across my terrace. It sounds very cold and stormy and I’m so glad to be safe and warm indoors. It makes me think of a snippet of poetry I read earlier this...

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Imperial Dragons, Tea Eggs and Cherries in the Snow

Cherries in the Snow

The air was frosty and heavy with the sense of impending snow as I drove to cooking club Monday night. How lovely it was to walk in the door and have a piping hot cup of Darren’s Imperial Dragon Well tea to warm me up. We were a small group this week, many of the...

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How to Enjoy a German Bread Museum

museum brot kultur

It was a bitterly cold December day in Germany as my family and I bundled up in scarves and woolens, and drove to the historic city of Ulm. Home to a magnificent cathedral and a fabulous Medieval Christmas Market (I wrote about it here), it also boasts the World’s Largest bread museum: Museum of Bread...

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