Monthly Archives: November 2011

Breaking bread: Ariadne’s Pears, poached in wine, with spices

Saturday: In the afterglow of Thanksgiving dinner, now that everyone is gone, the table is back to its normal size, and the house is relatively quiet, we finished the last remnants of the pears soaked in a wine-sugar syrup.  I … Continue reading

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Small joys: That old, old tree on Common…

I have passed it for some two decades–at least once a day, early in the morning, at midday, evening and late at night.  I have even been its victim once, so enamored I was with its beauty that I tripped … Continue reading

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Between roofs and basements…

Roofs and basements:  I am here to tell you, to warn you not to attack these two extremeties of your home at the same time–repairing your roof and cleaning out your basement.  One is bad enough, and half of a … Continue reading

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Brookline, MA., in November…

~~For days now, I have been trying to steal an hour or two to click my inexpensive little camera and take some pictures of our town in all its glorious autumnal beauty.  Alas, it had not happened–until I saw the … Continue reading

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