Spice Girl: She Who Must Be Stopped

This is a partial view of my spice cabinet. This is one sixth of it–there are three shelves total, twice as wide as what is shown in this picture. So, I am still packing–that is a big surprise, I know. And I am on the phone with a friend, discussing putting together a series of […]

Never Again the Beans

So, I am packing. Packing, packing, packing. Boxes, boxes, tape, newspapers, styrofoam peanuts (which were leftover from the last move, three years ago), and markers make up my days and nights. I dream of boxes, tape, and more boxes, then wake up flailing and screaming, “Where did the goddamned marker go?” And then I get […]

Appalachian Wild Leeks

The lovely green spearhead-shaped leaves are ramps–a wild cousin to leeks. The stalk is white fading into cerise down near the roots: both stalk and leaves are eaten. As most folks know, I grew up in West Virginia, in the heart of Appalachia. This time of year, in the early spring, my heart instinctively yearns […]

Boxes, Boxes Everywhere

And so, it is like this, you see. In two weeks, we are moving. And before we move, we have to do stuff like pack, distasteful though it is. And we have to do about eighty-eleven other things, like order our new sofa and chairs for the living room (the current couch is too large […]

Split Pea Soup: It’s Ugly

There is no way around it: split pea soup is frightfully unattractive. However, it tastes divine, and is a frugal dish that anyone can make. But it sure does taste good. It seems I am making a lot of soups recently. I think it started with Zak and I having the flu. This fomented the […]

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