As usual, December has been a fun-filled whirlwind kind of month. Chanukah came unseasonably early and before I could blink, it was gone! This year it was a real challenge for me to find Chanukah candles. I know that Jews are far outnumbered here in Boston, but I didn’t think it was quite so extreme. I asked a woman restocking the seasonal/holiday...

I’m going to try it again. Selling my cookies, that is. My friends Siiri and Jeremy are holding a holiday open house. They’ve asked several of their friends to participate by selling homemade/ handcrafted goods. I’ll be there with cookies and other sweet surprises alongside these talented people: Ogusky Ceramics Prosperity Candle Black...

Now that the weather has turned cooler I’m reflecting on the bounty of summer, and I don’t think I’ve properly gushed about this season’s tomatoes. Between our community garden plot and our weekly CSA pickups, I can’t remember ever having so many tomatoes that were bursting with such intense, sweet and complex flavors....

October has come and gone, and for the first time, I’ve neglected to make even one little post over the course of a month. This was a month of ups and downs that required my full attention. October started with a trip to San Francisco to visit my sister and attend a friend’s wedding. I have had back pain off and on all summer and had recently...