Happy New Year. This has been a welcome week of reflection - I spent the last evening of the year writing down my favorite memories from 2020 and thinking about my personal goals as I look ahead. As challenging a year this has been my gratefulness for just being alive is endless. To all those in my community that help make my life what it is, thank you for your love, support, humor, and kindness.
Looking back on my 2020…
January 25 - My brother C got married to my epically awesome now-sister-in-law B…
Sandwiched between my two brothers
February 1 - Painting with lime wash in our nearly finished backyard studio…
February 19 - Ready to occupy…
March 9 - Two days before I had to close my studio, I took a walk with my client/dearest friend R. I didn’t know this would be the last time I would see her for the year. It makes me smile just thinking of when we will be together again…
March 30 - At home filming a Pilates video…
May 9 - Sunset at home with my boy - 8:46pm…
June 8 - My second day back at the studio since March…
August 10 - The Bon Appetit smash burger of our summer…
August 14 - One of many by-appointment trips to the nursery…
August 20 - Our first family backpacking trip…
September 9 - Remote school…
October 10 - We finished our backyard!
November 26 - Thanksgiving. Beef tenderloin, my favorite swiss chard gratin, the best mashed potatoes, green beans and greens with fried shallots and Lambrusco…
December 17 - Endless cookie making and cookie deliveries…
Eggnog snickerdoodles (everyones’s new favorite), triple ginger from Tartine All Day, oatmeal creme pies from Bravetart, pistachio, lime + matcha snowballs from my GF baking bible Alternative Baker. Also from Alanna, hazelnut biscotti. Bakery boxes from here…
December 23 - Sunrise 7:51am…
December 27 - Solace with epsom salts and Rachel Naomi Remen’s excellent book Kitchen Table Wisdom…
With love and light as we move forward.