There’s no such thing as too many fondue pots

This year I celebrated my birthday with fondue! My personal chef went a bit overboard and made four pots – two with broth and two with oil, one each for seafood and for non-seafood. This was not only fun (and tasty!), it also made for an interesting experience as there were only four people at…

The year of the pomander?

It’s a busy and festive time of year! I am always busy, of course… 🙂 But I’ve always loved the festive chaos of the holiday season from Thanksgiving through the New Year. Every year I think about fun craft projects that I’d love to do, and then I completely fail to do them because I’m…

Stars in the Darkness

Stars in the Darkness has launched! I started working on this anthology last winter. I wanted to put together a collection of stories about why being just matters – here are the guidelines I gave the authors: Stories should show why being just matters, and/or what the consequences are for individuals, groups, towns, countries, or…