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thunder (and hurricane popcorn)
the sky, thickly veiled in white smoke, gradually darkened. i paced the house, obsessively looking out the window as the wind picked up,...
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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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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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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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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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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
- 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 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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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Apr 21, 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
- Oct 2, 2018
- 4 min
good mom
She slowly emerges from the tall grasses at the lip of the crumbling fish ladder. Her head swings from side to side as she surveys the...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 3, 2018
- 4 min
the old chokecherry tree (and raw apricot cheesecake)
An almost imperceptible shift in the light. A slant of golden, the earth’s turning reflected in sunflowers’ faces. The skies blue again...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
perpetual motion
Walking along an ice rink road riddled with puddles, there is a whisper in the air; an undercurrent. Spring is not here yet in the north...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Sep 15, 2015
- 2 min
Orbit
This morning there is rain, a steady drumbeat against the corrugated tin roof, streams pouring out of gutter spouts and a grey mist...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 27, 2015
- 2 min
Commentary on a Monday (and Paleo Plum Pie)
I had pie for breakfast today. I mean, I didn’t *only* eat pie. But pie was definitely present. Maybe topped with a couple of...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 20, 2015
- 1 min
Mid-Summer Days; Chocolate Cherry Chia Pudding
Weekends go by so fast. This one was a good one. Summer days in Montana, celebrating the best the season has to offer. Saturday began...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 16, 2015
- 2 min
I Believe
There are things we believe. Things that ground us. Things that hold us close–more than we can ever hold them. Things divine, that...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 14, 2015
- 3 min
Morning Rituals, Words, and Labneh with Ancient Grains Granola
Years ago, I had a word-of-the-day calendar. I love this idea, this ritual of bringing a new concept into the everyday. Of diving into...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jul 5, 2015
- 3 min
The Music Never Stopped (and Veggie Burritos)
This year marks 50 years for the best band ever. Forever. So many of my friends from near and far, from different chapters and far flung...
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coffeeandwoodsmoke
- Jun 16, 2015
- 2 min
Flow (and a Fresh Berry Tart)
Change is the only constant. That adage, attributed (or misattributed, depending what you read) to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus,...
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