Archive for June 2007 | Monthly archive page
I wanted to share here an excerpt from a paper that I wrote a few years ago about Borders & Bodies. It may be that this bit of writing makes little sense out of context of the original, much longer, treatise (and I realize that my footnotes lack full citations for each reference–if you’d like [...]
From an interview with author Terry Tempest Williams: “Most of the day I am doing nothing,” she confessed of her writing process. “I am waiting. Writing is a natural process, like evaporation, we might not see it going on but it is happening.” As a writer she keeps a candle lit in her workspace, a [...]
peachy!, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Picture: green peach hanging on a lone branch surrounded by tree leaves. My peaches are still a few weeks from ripeness, but I can hardly wait! This year my dwarf peach tree has gone crazy–so much new growth and so many peaches. Woohoo!
lantana, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. It’s Monday morning of Finals Week. It will be a busy one. I can’t believe the schoolyear is nearly over! When I was younger I always had such big plans for the summer. This summer I am looking forward to the family reunion and some time with faraway friends. Also [...]
This recipe from a friend that I met through JourneyGal: Cranberry Orange Scones 4 cups plus 1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling2 tablespoons baking powder2 teaspoons kosher salt1 tablespoon grated orange zest3/4 pound cold unsalted butter, diced4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten1 cup cold heavy cream1 cup dried cranberries1 egg beaten with [...]
berriez, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Yesterday we picked two pailfuls of blackberries from our garden. The kids report that they are the sweetest ones ever. I am going to try my hand at jam again. It’s been a few years….
emerging, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Photo: closeup photo of some small daisies. The daisy in focus is just barely opening up its petals. “On [Friday] she woke up and realized that she’d forgotten the definition of the word ‘Impossible.’ She decided that it must not have been important.” ~From The Persistence of Being Yellow: Book [...]
french breakfast, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Photo: a photo of my breakfast last Saturday. A brownish colored softboiled egg sitting in a white ceramic eggcup. The ‘cap’ of the egg is removed and the yolk is showing through. A white mug is in the background. On weekends we enjoy eating French-style around here. John softboils [...]
If you are looking at your left foot and realizing that your smallest toes are the same color as the purple chair that you are sitting on (having dully tripped on a chairleg and broken and/or horribly sprained those particular toes yesterday), and you are feeling glad that you were able to wear a shoe [...]
matched set, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Photo: Closeup shot of two white honeysuckle blossoms. I’m not sure why, but I really like the way the lighting on this photo turned out–how the background is in shadow and the white blossoms contrast with that. Honeysuckle are such oddly-shaped flowers, don’t you think?
mystery flower, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Photo: A close-up picture of a funnel-shaped purplish-pink flower calla lily. This plant recently emerged in the middle of my flower bed. I’m not sure where it came from or what it’s called, as I didn’t plant it and I’ve never seen another like it in the past 5 [...]
honeybright, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Picture: Row of three white honeysickle blossoms against a backdrop of blue sky. I love this way this photo turned out. It was a tough one to take–it was really hot outside and bees were annoyed that I was disturbing them as I traipsed around in the honeysuckle vines. The [...]
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