My friend, writing colleague, and gardening expert, Margaret Roach and I touch base almost daily. Often it’s just a texted…
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hearth & home
So much of our lives are spent tending, cleaning, cooking, nurturing. Finding the sacred in the everyday turns out to be a path not only to mindfulness, but to contentment as well. Here are some favorite recipes, a few homemaking ah-has, and reflections on the quiet pleasures of ordinary days. Read more about what Hearth & Home means to me, or browse the archive below.
spicy holiday granola
Be attentive lest you miss the grace that passes before you, whether as small as a single birdsong or as…
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choosing joy
I’ve spent the last few weeks rummaging around in the basement, carting boxes of stuff off to Goodwill, decorating for…
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of gardens and grandmothers
a podcast with Margaret Roach
(and a book give-away, too)
It’s just after 5 a.m. as I type these words, still completely dark outside. But my friend Margaret Roach and I…
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a hymn to October
It is one of those late, mild, autumn days that feel particularly precious in New England. We love them even…
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a bouquet of peonies
I can’t tear myself away from home these days, nor am I getting much of anything done around here. The…
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