I guess I should have known what I was getting into when I signed up for the “Festival of the Hills” 10K here in northwestern MA.
Those hills? Yeah, they were packed into that run, let me tell you.
The 10K was my first real 10K (I’d been running six-milers on an oh-so-level local rail trail), and [...]

Friday has arrived and I’m feeling a bit more at peace with the passing of time. The recent hot, hot weather had me (and maybe you) feeling stuck, blocked, and fuzzy-headed. But today, the fever broke, the sun came out, and there’s a cool breeze blowing over the Berkshires.
Happy Friday, everyone.
(The wonderful letterpress-style plate above [...]

My goodness! Has it really been three weeks since last I made a peep? Why am I surprised? After all, sometimes this blog taunts me with its blankness. And the more time elapses, the less likely I am to tiptoe over and reward its patience with a few pathetic words.
Friends, I did attend the [...]

No more than an hour after I posted that last entry, I walked down to MASS MoCA to lunch with Dan at the picnic tables outside his office. We chatted with one of his coworkers, the one who loves Bix and borrowed our pasta machine last week. Turns out she’s holding a cheesemaking class this [...]

The package from the New England Cheesemaking Supply arrived in what seemed like moments after I placed the order on their website. Turns out it’s located only a few miles away from us, over in the Pioneer Valley. I wish they were closer, though, because I need their cheesemaking expertise.
I am beginning to think [...]

Last week went undocumented due to various stresses and parents being in town. Sure, we binged on local foods — there’s no stopping us in that regard — but we drank so much wine, we barely managed to clean up after ourselves, not to mention capture each glorious meal in a breathtaking, sun-drenched photograph. So, [...]