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new site 4 Mar 2008 | 10:01 am
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Newish 1 Feb 2008 | 06:13 am
When I started this blog about three years ago (?!), my friend set it up for me at a site titled cucinanicolina.com. I sort of half-heartedly posted things now and again, knowing that I really should ...
Banana + Peanut Butter 27 Jan 2008 | 02:07 pm
I forgot what nine miles is like: hard. The first half is all sweet and lovely, going along at a good clip and looking up at the birds, with a nice little downward slope at the end leading to the beac...
Happiness Is 23 Jan 2008 | 08:46 am
[Requisite Pacific Ocean shot, January 2008.] There's been some happiness talk going round lately, which in turn makes me happy, because I love thinking about good things. It's like when you cook som...
Springtime in January 18 Jan 2008 | 11:48 am
[Along the Pacific, January 2008.] A few times a year I have an almost physical longing for spring, heightened on days (like Sunday) when the weather behaves very unseasonably and foreshadows what's ...
Today 14 Jan 2008 | 02:42 pm
The New York Times front page story today broke my heart a little bit -- this coming on the heels of "Atonement" last night -- which, though a tiny bit over-dramatic, was as affecting and beautiful as...
Getting Back to It 11 Jan 2008 | 06:08 am
[Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, October 2007.] This week: rain, re-reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma," going to bed too late, listening to (old) Joni Mitchell, forgetting my keys, contempla...
Welcoming the New 5 Jan 2008 | 09:45 am
[Sunset, Tomales Bay, December 2007.] New Year's Eve, late afternoon, taking the long drive through the fields to Inverness, the sun hung low and sweet on the horizon. Clouds streamed across the sky ...
For A Sweet New Year 3 Jan 2008 | 06:56 pm
The holidays for most of us equal family time -- and this year was no exception. Now that I live near my parents I'm able to see them more often, and I love that the trip home has now been whittled do...
A Gift That'll Keep on Giving 31 Dec 2007 | 11:30 am
[Dinner the other night, December 2007.] This year I tried very hard not to subscribe to the "one for you, two for me" philosophy that has sometimes plagued my holiday shopping. Three seasons ago in ...
