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The Egret Who Hated Me

Common egret, though what is common about such a one is a mystery to me

May 5, 2021

The Egret Who Hated Me

May 5, 2021

Enough said.

Mar 23, 2021

Enough said.

Mar 23, 2021

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

In my neighborhood we are just over two months on from an experience known as the Pinehaven Fire. It started literally down the road…

Feb 2, 2021

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Feb 2, 2021

Of Moons, Names, and Neighbors

January’s full moon has just passed us by, emptying itself as we speak. She was known as the Wolf Moon, though I have been unable to track…

Jan 31, 2021

Of Moons, Names, and Neighbors

Jan 31, 2021

Cotoneaster Christmas 2.0

Louise Peacock, the cotoneaster berries have not only continued to cling to their branches, but not a one fell off as I added some juniper…

Dec 27, 2020

Cotoneaster Christmas 2.0

Dec 27, 2020

Cotoneaster Christmas

Louise Peacock recently posted a story about nature’s Christmas decorations. Her opening photo was a cotoneaster, which sports gorgeous red…

Dec 8, 2020

Cotoneaster Christmas

Dec 8, 2020

Pear & Roquefort Salad

Even after a frost or two, the backyard pear tree remained laden with fruit, albeit in the uppermost branches. Those reached with a tall…

Nov 13, 2020

Pear & Roquefort Salad

Nov 13, 2020

Sunlight, Shadows, Esmé

Early Sunday morning I came across a post by a woman who lives in Florence with her young family. They had spent what we call 4th of July…

Jul 6, 2020

Sunlight, Shadows, Esmé

Jul 6, 2020

Bagels

Yesterday’s bake: perfectly plain, garlic-chive with a coarse sea salt crust, cinnamon-raisin with a sugary crust

May 22, 2020

Bagels

May 22, 2020

Chocolate Chip Cream Scones

For Jack Herlocker and Debra A Herlocker

May 16, 2020

Chocolate Chip Cream Scones

May 16, 2020

The Solitary Cook

The Solitary Cook

10.7K Followers

A chef writing about cooking & eating in the High Desert. Food for hundreds? No problem. For one? A different story. My story.

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