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  • Will you put down the ducky?
    A new word…at least to me: abscission This word appeared in an essay I read earlier this fall and I’ve been enchanted with it ever since. Merriam-Webster defines it as: 1. the act or process of cutting off: REMOVAL 2. the natural separation of flowers, fruit, or leaves from plants at …

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  • Christmas 2025 –a whole season of fun.
    Please enjoy this California lemon, the first of the season from Olivia’s lemon tree. Excerpts from the family group text on 12.25.25 Andrew: 5 minutes out from Sam’s. Sam: Come in through the basement, my deck is icy. Sam: Mom, please bring knives. Olivia: Sam, do you believe in bath towels …

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  • Quiet in the kitchen
    Cooking and baking always connect me to my mother and grandmother.
  • Most Thursday evenings Keith goes to jail.
    Most Thursday evenings Keith goes to jail, as a volunteer in a prison ministry program. I used to tease him, making jokes about going up the river or heading to the big house, and other silliness, but as his steadfastness and commitment to attending this work has continued over the last …

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  • Who was Ginny?
    Many recipes at the Seaward Inn were named for the person who originated them. But who Ginny was, was always a mystery to me. I remember asking, but I don’t recall if I ever got an answer. Nevertheless, she shared a killer chocolate cake recipe, that was a favorite for many guests at the Inn. My grandfather loved it, too.

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