Me? Well...

I sometimes paint, more frequently write, and occasionally get a little itchy with photography. I'm a magazine junkie. Moving to the country is a frequent daydream. I can't back up my car with the radio on. Walking sticks freak me out. Dogs make me nervous. Basil, rosemary, and lemon verbena make me crazy happy. I'm passionate about cooking and good writing. Pies and aprons--can't get enough of either. I have big ideas and excite easily. Someday I hope to own an O'Keefe and Merritt Town and Country stove and have a little farm. I am lucky enough to have the best family and friends in the universe.

When I leave this earth,
And rise to the sky,
They'll say...
"She loved her family,
and she made good pie."
-me, July 2008

". . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or a hill side; two people, of no matter what sex or age, dining in a good restaurant; six people . . . dining in a good home."
M. F. K. Fisher, An Alphabet for Gourmets, 1949