Kaya and I got sick last week, and it took me until just about now to feel like an actual human again. (Luckily things went a bit faster for Kaya.) It wasn't anything serious, just a cold/cough double whammy, but it was compounded by lack of sleep and left me feeling like anything I touched …
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In My Kitchen, October 2012
The clouds had been gathering all day, but when the first fat raindrops began to fall, it felt like a surprise. Within about five minutes, the rain was coming down in sheets; Kaya and I were making dinner in the kitchen, and I wasn't sure how we were going to get it to the house …
Happy Banana
There is a special thrill, isn't there, in growing something yourself? What is sweeter than that hard earned carrot or the strawberry that you hunt down yourself, peeking under leaves on your hands and knees? I am still suffused with pleasure when I can walk back from the garden with an armful of lettuce (and …
So long, Kemosabe
Dear Uncle Herbie, This is how I am going to remember you -- behind the wheel of your Buick: I took this picture when we went on that road trip from Portland to LA to see Uncle Wei and Uncle Bun (funny, I had to stop and think of whether Uncle Bun was still alive …
Somebody quarantine us…
I'm not even sure I should be writing about this because it really makes us look like we're living like animals. At any rate, don't eat while reading on... Last night, Baki told me there was something weird in his poop. Now, Kaya eats all kinds of stuff that you shouldn't eat (handfuls if sand, …
Garden Correspondent 