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Semaphore and Gibberish
We’re at the second to the last vegetable box for the season which almost prompts me to ask, “where has the time gone?” However, I’ve spent almost every post bemoaning my own procrastination and sluggishness, and I know, on my … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, Elvis Costello, food, music, vegetables
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Cerebral Tapas
Catching up (again) with two boxes on which to report. Frankly, I delayed posting on the penultimate box because I had neither a culinary, literary, nor emotional trope to conjoin the produce with the workings of my head. I’m in the same boat … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, Elvis Costello, failure, food, music, vegetables, wine
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Salad Days
I am playing catch-up ball with this post, as I neglected to report on the last box. Although this missive will cover two boxes, the theme can be summed up in one word: raw. Summer’s bloody heat has arrived in … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged CSA, failure, kd lang, music, salad, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables
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The Box: Season 3 Begins!
June is june-ing all over the place, which means the vegetable box has returned! We experienced a very mild winter in New England this year (although if you had asked me about it in mid-February, I would have scowled, cast … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged Andrew Bird, CSA, food, lamb, music, Palmina, tacos, vegetables, wine
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Frying pan, fire, and the smell of sulfur from a freshly-lit match
Do you ever feel like life is a constant merry-go-round of frying pan and fire? This is where I am now—and the most shameful part of it is that I’m the one holding the match. I don’t know how much of … Continue reading
New Playlist
It’s been a while since I posted a legit playlist, but this one rode well, so I’ll pass it along. The intervals were fierce and the heart rate soared, but my fine group of GRRL cyclists at CORE came, saw, … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Chrissy Hynde, cycling, cycling music, Grace Potter, indoor cycling, music, Passion Pit, Pretenders, Sia, spinning, spinning music, The Struts
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Inanimate Objects Are Out to Get Me
NB: The first few paragraphs are full of Jamie-drivel. Skip past the Mousetrap video for vegetables! I have decided to stop fighting with inanimate objects. The problem is they’re not honoring the truce. I spend too much time every day fighting … Continue reading
Posted in Drivel, Food
Tagged CSA, cycling music, Glen Hansard, Mousetrap, music, tacos, Ugly but Delicious, vegetables, wine
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A Balancing Act
First off, I thank all of you who expressed so much concern for the cats and me after the last post. I have been overwhelmed with words, prayers, and gestures of kindness. I always prided myself on my choice of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Music
Tagged CSA, Elvis Costello, focaccia, food, music, new basement tapes, peas, tomatoes, Ugly but Delicious, vegetable box
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Ear Candy
Back in the day (like, five years ago), I consumed music avidly. I bought CDs, I went to shows in crappy dives, I read music journalism (really!), and I created annoyingly intense mixes for friends, complete with verbally diarrheal liner … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Bleachers, james, james bay, music, perfume genius, ryan adams, sturgill simpson
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