Forget spring cleaning. I’m doing a pre-Christmas sweep of the house, trying to organize the odds and ends and simplify as much as possible. Tonight that means sorting through old papers, filing some and disposing of others. It’s tedious and I’m looking forward to it being over. But in the meantime, here are the three […]
Archive | December, 2010

Writer’s Kitchen: Wassail Punch
On December afternoons, while trimming the tree, doesn’t it sound nice to have a pot of wassail simmering on the stove, filling the house with its aromas of citrus and spice? This has been one of those lovely late-fall Seattle weekends: fair, sunny weather, tree lots bustling but not yet chaotic, and plenty of cars […]

Daily Writers’ Fix: December
Dear fellow writers, What a lovely autumn we’ve had here in Seattle: long sunny days, brisk yet bright mornings, and finally even a little early snow! I hope you’ve enjoyed the daily inspiration with our Daily Writers’ Fix posts. Now that December and the holiday season is upon us, I’m going to take a break […]