Over the years I have picked up several pieces of copper cookware from France. Several pieces have dents and dings, but that doesn’t hamper the performance. Handsomely made with a tin lining and solid brass handles, it is a joy to use on a gas …
While on the hunt for new, old kitchen chairs-that is antique chairs to replace the current new ones, I traveled to Essex. Massachusetts which has a boatload of antique shops. I found all sorts of great pieces that I don’t need, and some that I …
A good cheese shop is a community treasure for last minute wine and cheese gatherings, to satisfy a craving or just to experience the lore of cheesemaking. One of the best cheese shops in New England and arguably possibly the entire northeast is Rubiner’s Cheesemongers …
This summer I went wandering through the Hudson River Valley and noodled my way to the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company in Old Chatham, New York. It is a lovely spot, although spot hardly describes it as it covers acres upon acres of lush green pastures …
Just a few weeks ago I ventured to one of the most idyllic parts of New England. The Connecticut shore boasts many perfect seaside towns and villages, but arguably I may have found two of the best noodling around Essex and Old Lyme. In the …
Now this is gratifying! Put little seeds in the dirt, water randomly when I remember to do so and viola, sunflowers! I love that!
Today I visited one of my favorite farms in the area. Land’s Sake is a non-profit organization based in Weston, Massachusetts on the outskirts of Boston dedicated to preserving open space and community building through the land. Their mission “to connect people to the land” …
Today I made the simplest recipe for farmer’s cheese from the Fabulous Beekman Boys. If you have been reading along on my posts, you know that I really like the Beekman Boys. If you haven’t, I urge you to pick up Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s memoir The …
If you find yourself with a notion to visit Boston, be sure to include a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. It is indeed a treasure and even more so with the addition of the new wing featuring the Art of the Americas. …
