…our daily bread

…came out of the oven at 10 pm last evening From gathering ingredients to mixing and kneading to feeling what the dough wants to become to smelling the dough transform into bread to hearing the finger thump on the crust to photographing to tearing (or slicing) to tasting ’tis one long meditation, involving all the senses a practice, […]

Jack’s visit…

Jack Hernon, my friend, college roommate and a fine artist, flew up from North Carolina to visit his sister; and celebrate her sixtieth birthday with a large family reunion. Jack and I spent Friday together; reminiscing and “catching up.” I took him to the world famous Solly’s Grille for lunch. Even though he spent his first twenty plus years in Wisconsin […]