A roadtrip this past weekend meant that I spent roughly fourteen hours in the car. While I would have much preferred not to be in the car for that long, I did have one consolation: my journey took me far to the north, where the changing of the leaves was already well underway. It was […]
I’ve always loved farmer’s markets—so much so that I spent four years of weekends working for one! While I called it a “summer job,” the autumn harvest season is when the markets really kick into gear. The corn is high, the pumpkin patches are filling with giant orange globes, and the apples (my favorite fruit!) […]
We all have days when the car won’t start, the kids can’t find their homework, the traffic’s backed up for miles, and that one ingredient you absolutely need to make dinner has mysteriously vanished. On those days when absolutely nothing seems to go right, all I want to do is sit back with a glass […]
The whole world becomes a garden in autumn: the trees dress up in their best, painting the world with rich, warm tones. Unlike their spring counterparts, the season’s final flowers no longer sing solo. Instead, they join an entire chorus of color complete with leaf-crunching percussion. The bright sun beckons and the crisp breeze rustles, […]
