Red(ish) Fruit Salad

islands parting tides as meteors burn the air. Oysters powder to chalk in my hands. – from ‘The River’ by … More

Pistachio Butter Birthday Cake

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. – from The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare The waratah flower, native to … More

There’s a wild sunset brewing up over the Pacific. The water is glowing turquoise, the sky is turning crazy pink, … More

— the dusk light, the cloud pattern, recorded always in your heart and the rest of the world — chaos … More

… again the emerald green pallu of her sari tucked in at her hips, across her breast, and cough it … More

The skies today are a bright, pale mid-winter blue, the air still and cold. I’m enjoying a moment of afternoon … More

Now the leaves are falling fast… – from ‘Autumn Song’, W. H. Auden The day we made these Pear & … More

I made this cake for my niece’s second birthday a couple of weeks ago. A pretty chilled out afternoon – balmy weather, … More

“I want everything to have a handle, I want everything to be a cup or a tool, I want people … More

I spent about an hour this afternoon gardening. I’ve still got dirt underneath my fingernails, and smudged on the knees of … More