I didn’t do a Summer That Was post this year, since I was on research leave and didn’t feel the usually-clear demarcation that comes with the beginning of the fall semester. But the year and the leave are now nearly … Continue reading
When I wrote this goal down in 2008, I believe I was thinking of canning. I wanted to put up a few jars of jam and pickles, learn to can in the process, and that was about it. Moving to … Continue reading
— Wallace Stevens One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold the junipers shagged with ice, The spruces rough … Continue reading
I’m not a huge fan of duck by itself, but usually enjoy it as an ingredient in dishes. When Mr. Husband ordered a pound of flageolet beans from Rancho Gordo, we agreed that we were headed for a Cassoulet Experiment … Continue reading
by Marge Piercy The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek … Continue reading
This time, it started on November 24. Still my most favorite time of the year. It apparently wasn’t for Emily Dickinson, who wrote considerably less generously on the topic: LXXX The sky is low, the clouds are mean. A travelling … Continue reading
Downton Abbey doesn’t run on the American model, with a beehive of writers batting around ideas and dividing up the work; Fellowes writes the entire thing, which, this coming season, means seven episodes, two of which (numbers one and six) … Continue reading
My acquaintance Biggles says the bottom photo makes him feel all happy and warm. Me, too. Note to self: encourage more moss to grow between the bricks, because that also makes me happy.
When I thought I’d do a little preserving this year, I imagined that I’d do a few jars of jam, some basic pickles, and that’d pretty much be it. But there’s something about seeing all those jewel-like jars all lined … Continue reading
Welcome to Thinkery, est. 2003. At the moment, I'm an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Syracuse University. I'm interested in new media, historical conceptions of authorship, and human/machine agency. I write about all of that elsewhere, mostly, and keep this space for other areas of investigation about the world: namely, cooking, gardening, and travel.
