All Four Burners

I am a bundle of nerves. We are in the midst of our move (as in, the movers are literally packing up the truck right now while I stay out of their way in the basement) and I have eczema. Bad. I assume it’s from the dust mites that are getting kicked up from the […]

It feels like New York and New Jersey can’t catch a break lately. First, the remnants of Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane ever, devastated the region with storm surges, flooding, and fires; the resulting damage made the storm the second costliest on record (per Wikipedia) . Just as many people were getting back to […]

I can barely move to type this. The high temperature here today was over 100 degrees. It’s now almost midnight and it’s still over 80 inside. Every single window is open, as is all but one door. Every fan we own is on high. Even without the heat, the noise is deafening. This is punishing; […]

When a problem comes along You must whip it Before cream sets out too long You must whip it When somethin’s goin’ wrong You must whip it Whip it good Is it just me or is every single summer weekend a little too full for comfort? Coupled with the crushing toil of modern work life, […]

Yay for holiday weekends! And it was an absolutely gorgeous one. I think a lot of people went out of town, which was awesome for us. Crowds at the farmers market, even though we went there really late, were surprisingly light so I was able to wander around somewhat aimlessly looking at all of the […]