Free Organic Fruit! Plant an Orchard
February 15, 2010
This spring I am planting an orchard. I’ve got the spot picked out, and I’ve just submitted my order for trees. People like to say you can’t grow fruit organically, but I know it’s possible. Certainly, I buy organic fruit at the supermarket, and at my local farmer’s market. And I grew up eating cherries and pears straight from the tree. But I want my own fruit, and lots of it.
It seems like fruit trees are a good choice to grow in any landscape. Not only do they provide shade, oxygen, and… more
Comments (11)Pancakes from Scratch in a Pinch
February 12, 2010
The other weekend my daughter had a sleepover, and I needed to redeem myself with breakfast, since the dinner I’d served the night before was…well…absolutely horrible. It was leftover Chinese food. Unthinkable, right? So, the kids asked for pancakes, and I said yes before I realized I was out of my usual organic mix. And parents were coming to pick their kids up in about 25 minutes. Crap!
I pulled out The Joy of Cooking and made pancakes from scratch, and it reminded me just how easy… more
Comments (15)The Last Station: Better than Anna Karenina
February 10, 2010
The other night I went to see a movie all by myself. In a movie theater! As I walked by the Paris Theater in New York City on my way to work one day, I saw that The Last Station was playing there and decided, on a lark, to see it after work. I hadn’t read a review of it, didn’t even know if it had a happy ending or not. But the fact that Christopher Plummer (the Baron from The Sound of Music) and Helen Mirren were in it—and there was a picture of them, as old people, in bed with… more
Comments (4)Five Things You Find Out When You Go to a Spa
February 8, 2010
Some people go to spas all the time. Other people wouldn’t be caught dead inside one. Whichever camp you fall into—or if you fall somewhere in between—here are some things I learned from my recent trip to the Lodge at Woodloch. I hope you’ll agree that they’re worth sharing, whether you ever go to a spa or not.
# 1: If you cut your normal portions of food in… more
Comments (6)The Lodge at Woodloch Brought Me Back to Life
February 5, 2010
It didn’t really matter that in the past few months I’ve taken over a company, finished a book, and said the long, big good-bye to my mother. It didn’t really matter that it was my birthday and I was giving myself a present. I still felt sharp pangs of guilt as I said good-bye to my little darlings and headed for a spa in the Poconos.
These days any sign of excess is uncool, and it’s hard… more
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