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Kumbhaka

Dec 17, 2020
3 min

light play (and chocolate biscotti)

one evening, while washing dishes, i looked out the window. the setting sun, illuminating the hills across the street, brushed soft light...

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shorter days (and smoky chipotle sweet potato soup)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Nov 12, 2020
2 min

shorter days (and smoky chipotle sweet potato soup)

nights come early now, darkness settling in even before we sit down to dinner. the snow melts; the last aspen leaves rattle and flutter...

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times like these (and chai-spiced almond butter)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Oct 24, 2020
2 min

times like these (and chai-spiced almond butter)

i’ve heard it said that winter is never far away in the north country. you can feel its presence just beyond the mountain; hovering,...

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shades of silver (and sweet potato chocolate chip muffins)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Oct 17, 2020
2 min

shades of silver (and sweet potato chocolate chip muffins)

and just like that, two more seasons have come and gone. the sweet summer, sunlit and green; the fall, golden and resplendent. the...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jun 21, 2020
2 min

rhubarb in the rain

the morning dawns under cover, accompanied by a steady drumbeat of rain. a low ceiling, not quite grey and not quite white. throughout...

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spring things, little things (and cacao cinnamon cashew bites)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

May 6, 2020
1 min

spring things, little things (and cacao cinnamon cashew bites)

the neighbor mows his lawn and the air smells sweet; later, spicy as rain releases the balm of creekside cottonwoods. thunder rumbles...

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weather report (and cheater chana masala)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Mar 27, 2020
3 min

weather report (and cheater chana masala)

Winter rain, now tell me why, Summers fade, and roses die. The answer came; the wind and rain. Golden hills, now veiled in grey, Summer...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Mar 15, 2020
3 min

grinding to a halt

waking up this sunday morning; a sunday morning, in some ways, like every one that has come before. outside a silver disc of sun presses...

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holding pattern (and raspberry vanilla granola)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Feb 26, 2020
2 min

holding pattern (and raspberry vanilla granola)

the last days of february bring with them an ennui, a longing. a yen for color and life and warmth. elsewhere in the country, signs of...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Feb 19, 2020
2 min

still (and oat & almond pancakes)

driving over ice-glazed roads under a sky quilted white, seams stitched with blue. contemplating the state of the world, which, perhaps,...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Feb 10, 2020
2 min

snow (and maple peanut butter fudge)

ensconced inside walls of glass and wood, a human-scale snow globe, the world outside awash in white. flakes falling steadily: sometimes...

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february (and buckwheat buttermilk cinnamon rolls)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Feb 3, 2020
3 min

february (and buckwheat buttermilk cinnamon rolls)

and january is gone, just like that, sliding into the shortest month of the year. february, to me, will always be the...

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clouds of winter (and oatmeal raisin cookies)

coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jan 23, 2020
2 min

clouds of winter (and oatmeal raisin cookies)

black rollers, waves tumbling in; poised to unleash onto the low-lying hills. two dozen birds, inky silhouettes burst from a tree and...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jan 19, 2020
2 min

january days (and teff & oat biscuits)

There were days And there were days And there were days I know When all we ever wanted Was to learn and love and grow — The Grateful...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Apr 22, 2019
2 min

rain and strawberries

Easter morning clouds swirl low over the mountains, encircling peaks in wreathing mist, tumbling down to the valley floor. The air heavy...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Apr 9, 2019
2 min

weather report

The winter was so hard and cold, Froze ten feet ’neath the ground. — Grateful Dead, “Dire Wolf” The winter: Cold and long, even by north...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Jan 14, 2019
3 min

ritual (and teff banana bread granola)

My experience of late, and that of many others with whom I’ve talked, is one of time hurtling forward. Faster and faster. Dizzying and...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Dec 29, 2018
5 min

on fog and topographic maps

We prepared three weeks for this moment. We learned the art of orienteering–navigating with topographic maps and compasses–to find our...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Nov 17, 2018
5 min

circle of hands

Bow your head down When you break bread together; Close your eyes, Make a circle of hands. — Jeffrey Foucault, Dishes Early morning sun...

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coffeeandwoodsmoke

Nov 9, 2018
3 min

in the company of wolves

“Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf.” — Aldo Leopold, Thinking Like a Mountain Soda...

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