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first day of spring
I went for an epic walk this week in search of signs of spring. Too much time spent on the computer and too much brain space spent on all things book-related left me feeling crunchy, and a little disengaged. I'm a physical person and I love to be outside, so I am a firm believer that most things can be worked out by walking.
I am so fortunate to live in a part of Boston that is home to some of the series of Frederick Law Olmstead-designed parks called the Emerald Necklace. My favorite is the Arnold Arboretum, a 365 acre tree museum run by Harvard. After fourteen years of walking my dog there, I know the arboretum like the back of my hand. If you set off the paths you can really capture the feeling of being out of the city. I walked for three hours, through most of the arboretum and then home via the Jamaica Pond, another park. I saw pussy willows blooming, wild rabbits hopping down paths. There were dozens of different birdsongs to be heard, and the rush of water over rocks. A storm was moving through, and the light kept changing--long shadows, dark gray clouds, sharp beams of bright afternoon sunlight. I must have taken a hundred pictures. Here is my favorite:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDEbwGqPZ...
By the time I reached my apartment I felt like Louise--not twitter Louise or author Louise or baker Louise. Just myself.
On the iPod: I've been listening to Elliott Smith's self-titled album all week, and feeling sad that he is no longer with us. He says more with the way his fingers hit the guitar strings then most musicians say with their words. Here he is singing my favorite song from this record, Clementine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WudL...
Book news: I received an update from my wonderful publicity and marketing friends. The book is making is way out farther into the world and into more peoples hands. I know not everyone will love it, but I hope some do. It's a strange time, knowing that this story that I made, that still lives in me, is out there in the world. I don't think I will ever get used to that.
In the kitchen: two words. Soda Bread. I love the foods that I only make once a year in celebration of something--they are all the more special for it. I am %90 vegan and I avoid both sugar and wheat, but on St. Patrick's Day I ate a big slab of soda bread with currants and caraway seeds, covered in a thick layer of softened, salted Kerry Gold butter, and it was heavenly.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDDtDPfvZ...
random cheer: you are watching the bald eagles hatch their chicks, right??!!
http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
I hope you enjoy this first day of spring, and all the days that follow. Get outside if you can, and try to find a sign of spring. Even if you live in the north, I promise you, they are out there.
I am so fortunate to live in a part of Boston that is home to some of the series of Frederick Law Olmstead-designed parks called the Emerald Necklace. My favorite is the Arnold Arboretum, a 365 acre tree museum run by Harvard. After fourteen years of walking my dog there, I know the arboretum like the back of my hand. If you set off the paths you can really capture the feeling of being out of the city. I walked for three hours, through most of the arboretum and then home via the Jamaica Pond, another park. I saw pussy willows blooming, wild rabbits hopping down paths. There were dozens of different birdsongs to be heard, and the rush of water over rocks. A storm was moving through, and the light kept changing--long shadows, dark gray clouds, sharp beams of bright afternoon sunlight. I must have taken a hundred pictures. Here is my favorite:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDEbwGqPZ...
By the time I reached my apartment I felt like Louise--not twitter Louise or author Louise or baker Louise. Just myself.
On the iPod: I've been listening to Elliott Smith's self-titled album all week, and feeling sad that he is no longer with us. He says more with the way his fingers hit the guitar strings then most musicians say with their words. Here he is singing my favorite song from this record, Clementine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WudL...
Book news: I received an update from my wonderful publicity and marketing friends. The book is making is way out farther into the world and into more peoples hands. I know not everyone will love it, but I hope some do. It's a strange time, knowing that this story that I made, that still lives in me, is out there in the world. I don't think I will ever get used to that.
In the kitchen: two words. Soda Bread. I love the foods that I only make once a year in celebration of something--they are all the more special for it. I am %90 vegan and I avoid both sugar and wheat, but on St. Patrick's Day I ate a big slab of soda bread with currants and caraway seeds, covered in a thick layer of softened, salted Kerry Gold butter, and it was heavenly.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDDtDPfvZ...
random cheer: you are watching the bald eagles hatch their chicks, right??!!
http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/
I hope you enjoy this first day of spring, and all the days that follow. Get outside if you can, and try to find a sign of spring. Even if you live in the north, I promise you, they are out there.
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