Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged cherries, colors, food, green garlic, humor, Inspiration, life, menus, oranges, Photography, rice on June 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »
My simple pleasures include fresh peas sauteed with mild green garlic.
Served over lightly buttered rice.
Cherries for dessert (or maybe strawberries).
And to wash it all down? A fizzy drink cooled with frozen orange slices.
Yes, I do love spring in New England. 😉
Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Publication Updates, tagged Contributing Writer, family, Inspiration, memoir, musings, Photography, reflections on June 18, 2012| 2 Comments »
Okay, yes, that’s me in my mother’s arms a few days out of the hospital. I won’t tell you how long ago. But I will share this essay, just published in Talking Writing Magazine. People sometimes ask why do I write about a leaf blowing in the wind or photograph a sliver of light. This essay helps to explain the why of it all. Enjoy.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged cactus pear, candle, cherries, color, fruit, Inspiration, kitchen, light, nature, Photography, plants on June 17, 2012| 2 Comments »
… captured in leaves, on petals and upon the surface of a few other items in the kitchen.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged clouds, humor, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sky, storms, weather on June 13, 2012| 4 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, food, garden, Inspiration, musings, nature, Photography on June 12, 2012| 4 Comments »
Last night I stood in the kitchen, trimming the sage, snipping dead thyme and bundling dry lavender branches. It kept my hands busy as I talked with a friend. In the end I tossed the litter haphazard on a white piece of paper that just happened to be on the table. In the morning I rose, drank my coffee and prepared to sketch out my day. And then of course I glanced at the paper, at the textures and colors, the shadows in transit… what could I do but run to get my camera?  A few more leaves crushed, petals pulled from various nooks, colored paper unfolded, an old bird’s nest found … and somehow my morning became special.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Chelmsford, colors, food, gardens, Inspiration, nature, Parlee's Farm, Photography, red, strawberries on June 11, 2012| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, reflections, water, white on June 7, 2012| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, food, green, herbs, Inspiration, japanese paper, nature, Photography, spices on June 7, 2012| 6 Comments »
A short break in the kitchen with a few herbs, spices and small squares of Japanese paper.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, purple, tulips on June 5, 2012| 10 Comments »
In sorting through photos for various projects, I came across a cache of purple. Now I have the urge to buy some purple marbles at the toy store, an eggplant and some grapes from the farmer’s market, and maybe pick up some purple paint chips from the hardware store. Who knows what purples may appear in the near future. Maybe I’ll even photograph a purple crayon. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged carnation, colors, flowers, indoor gardens, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, rose on June 3, 2012| 1 Comment »
Words + Images 