contemplating buying a pair (or two) of happy socks. does anyone out there own a pair? are they worthwhile at $10-15 a pair?

if only every lecture we attended included a beautiful spread of family-style munchies - in this case, spring rolls and organic, local coute de te.

bi-rite was across the street from the lecture, hosted by 18 reasons. i'd love to stop and peruse the market sometime.

kinfolk magazine - my reading for the weekend.

oh, it has been a busy past couple of weeks! where to start? i've been nursing a cold and cough with a lot of home cooking and knitting projects (above). the holidays are just around the corner and i'm beginning to wonder if i can complete all of the gifts i initially set out to make. i'm not feeling the stress... yet.

by the way, have you listened to this interview featuring alice waters? last night, m and i attended a talk she hosted with robert reich at UC berkeley and found her to be a little frustrating. she seems to sidestep a lot of the questions. but still, it was a worthwhile lecture overall.

happy halloween!

80s and not complaining. indian summer - yes please.

taking a cue from ashley and adding greens (in my case, some rainbow chard) and a poached egg to my lentil and kielbasa soup.

(happy thanksgiving m! and happy anniversary c + j!)

remember this? i'm only now just getting around to working with it. if i were in new york, i would love to take this workshop with shabd.

i love the rain we're getting here in northern california. sometimes the dark and moody weather is a nice change, although i might feel differently when it's consistently like this in january. for right now, it's keeping me happily indoors.

lately, i've been listening to a lot of geographer.