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Hungarian shortbread: getting a workout

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

This recipe was not quite as simple as it seemed. First, I didn’t know much about rhubarb, having never cooked with it before.  The rhubarb I’ve seen in photographs looked much redder and thinner than the giant stalks I found … Continue reading →

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When spring feels like summer

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Monkey Man and Gorilla Girl alternate between asking me when they go back to school to see their friends, and whether or not it is summer so we can go to the beach. Global warming is so damn confusing! At … Continue reading →

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Blooming mystery flower [aka amaryllis]

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

We’ve had this flower in a pot in our house for seven years.  During that time, it has bloomed a few times, but mot often, it has been dormant.  For some reason, perhaps the early spring, it just bloomed spectacularly. … Continue reading →

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Diane Arbus: more haunting than beauty

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Prompted by incidental TV watching during Winter Break, I went on a search for biographies of Diane Arbus, and discovered two — Patricia Bosworth’s Diane Arbus: A Biography,  and William Todd Schultz’s,  An Emergency in Slow Motion: The Inner Life of … Continue reading →

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Snow covered in snow

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

A red berry bush covered in snow. Monkey Man has been reading Maisy’s Snowy Christmas Eve, and my favorite line in the book explains that on the journey to find the stuck Eddie, the friends find, “Snow covered in snow.” … Continue reading →

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Shadows and windows

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

My recent window photograph got me interested in how light works, especially during the dreary days of winter. There was an oh-so-brief moment of sunshine today, flirting with the intermittent snow flurries, and I wanted to capture that moment. Curiously, … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day: several pictures, no words

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention
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The eye of the beholder

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Necessity is the Mother of Invention

We spent the weekend with Ed’s family at our house in Michigan.  It was beautiful not only because the evidence of spring was in our bones, but also because Ed’s mom, Joyce, seemed happy and content to be surrounded by … Continue reading →

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