Art, Poetry & Essays • But not necessarily in that order.
Few moments bring me more joy than that brief exchange of “trick or treat”, a piece of candy, and then a smile on Halloween. What better moment can exist on earth than to bring joy to a child? Particularly a child I don’t know and hasn’t deserved my gift. The essence of Halloween is grace. […]
Farmers come in from around the Bay Area, Sacramento Valley, and the San Joaquin Valley to sell fresh produce at the El Cerrito Farmer’s Market every week. The market opens at 9 AM and closes at 1 PM on Tuesdays and Saturdays. As the summer winds down, the late season plums make their final appearances. […]
Love begins coarsely with a wedge. Slip it into the crack at the hinge. Pry gently, softly. Relish the groaning, but watch out for the bite of the protective shell. After exerting a little force, a gentle coaxing causes the tender, wet, fleshy flower to expose itself–the precious pale bud soaked in its own liqueur. […]
On a Thursday afternoon, I rolled into El Cerrito Natural Grocery asking the question, “What’s for dinner?” I picked up cabbage, lettuce and a variety of fruit. I wondered over to the meat counter. The butcher offers natural, organic, and sustainable meats. They had skirt steak on sale and I thought, “Where’s the beef?” In […]
The Sunday before my father died, I baked an orange sour cream cake. I got the recipe from Donna Hay. The beautiful photographs of impossibly beautiful food prepared with the most beautiful ingredients inspired me to make it. My cake didn’t turn out quite as beautifully as the photograph in the magazine, but it tasted […]