Some Thoughts on Being Away and Getting Back on Track

  • It’s been nice writing post titles that do not contain the words goblins or Internet.
  • It takes days to go through more than a thousand e-mails.
  • Writing is, as I’ve known since the age of 6, nearly as important to me as breathing.
  • However, there is more to life than filling up blank page upon blank page. It’s important to enjoy the concrete pleasures of the real world on a steady basis.
  • The active spaces between writing are actually what makes writing possible in the first place. It is where perspective originates.
  • I cannot stop thinking like a writer. It is how I view the world, how I filter my experiences, how I am wired.
  • Writing is both a compulsion and a privilege.
  • There are few things in this world greater than an unchecked, wanton reading spree.
  • Writing keeps my life organized.
  • Writing abets my sanity.
  • I have a lot of catching up to do, both on here and with my freelance work.
  • My sense of purpose has been renewed.
  • I have the best readers in the world.
Nancy Carroll agrees that it's wonderful to be back, darlings!

Nancy Carroll agrees that it’s wonderful to be back, darlings!

 

Daily Diversion #123: Baking, Not Crying/Dutch Baby

It wasn’t all tears and boredom whilst my Internet was down. I made this scrumptious Dutch Baby for my mom’s birthday breakfast. If I cannot write, I bake. It’s therapeutic, creative, and opens my writing mind like a fierce, bracing gust of wind.

Mixed Berry Dutch Baby

Mixed Berry Dutch Baby

Easy, gorgeous, and light.

Slice of life

Slice of life

What beautiful berries!

Cast-iron skillet

Cast-iron skillet

This is no ordinary skillet. No, it has an impressive pedigree. It was purchased, second-hand from a Goodwill, for my mother-in-law by her mother-in-law in 1953. She, in turn, gave it to my husband, The Chef, about 3 1/2 years ago. Before we married, before I became part of its story. Now, by baking this simple Dutch Baby, I’ve joined the line. Melded myself to their family history. Our family history.