When I was in the eighth grade, at least a lifetime ago, my family spent a year living in a small town in the mountains of central Mexico called San Miguel de Allende. At the time we lived there the town was still small and, while it did attract its fair share of tourists, somewhat [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Pizza memories
Posted in baking, family, food, recollections on November 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Finally fall
Posted in Oregon, photography, Portland on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been waiting for the Japanese maple tree outside our front door to turn. Now that it has I am finally confident that fall has arrived. The really striking thing about this tree, though, is not the bright yellow color of the leaves, but the brilliant green of the trunk and branches. The green [...]
Some holiday knitting
Posted in knitting on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At this time of year those of us who knit often find ourselves in knitting overdrive, trying to finish gifts and other holiday-associated knitting projects. I don’t usually give a lot of knitted gifts at Christmas or Hanukkah, but I have knitted stockings for all of my family, as well as for others who have [...]
