Things I love this week

It’s been a few weeks since blogging which really means what happened to my computer?! And so what used to have the backdrop of Scheveningen on my laptop now has an ad of a bull terrier English Breakfast tea on it with the words “assertive”, “strong” and “bold” rising out of the steam. Kind of… Continue reading Things I love this week

NYC: Let’s talk tea

The tea videos I filmed in New York earlier this year are now viewable online at www.about.com. There were five in total that we shot and three links are posted below from our all-day shoot. They had an amazing team- the woman filming us has a masters in journalism and has had her documentary on… Continue reading NYC: Let’s talk tea

Ten things I love so far this week

1. Reading Tennyson’s poem “Charge of the Light Brigade” aloud at church this morning! 2. Finishing my paper on Paul Celan’s poem “Deathfugue”! 3. Samovar / “Darjeeling Limited” scenery / walking to the Embarcadero with S. 4. Snow Patrol’s album “Eyes open” 5. A dish I concocted today of Israeli couscous, curry powder, dried cherries,… Continue reading Ten things I love so far this week

Frayed thread

I came home from Mexico ill and not of the gastro variety. Instead my body found it sufficient, glassy eyes and congested head to lie in bed all day Monday until at 5:30 p.m. I pulled myself up off of the grassy flannel sheets and allowed my eyes oh- five minutes to focus out of… Continue reading Frayed thread

Things I love so far last week- MEXICO Edition

1. A brief foray through the Condessa district, similar to NYC’s SoHo area. 2. Mellowing out before bed every night in my hammock, overlooking the city and praying. 3. Discovering old Mexico on foot with my friend Rod. 4. Speaking Spanish with flourish 5. Conversations with taxi drivers 6. Finding a chain of book stores… Continue reading Things I love so far last week- MEXICO Edition

Marketing the dead

Is it fair really that painters become cheese, chocolate or liqueur post-humously. Something about this scratches against my conviction that art should mitigate memory not Hickory Farms…

Early Taste Edition: Things I love so far this week

I am having flashbacks to being a vegetarian in France from earlier this year (except raw vegetables are a no-no in Mexico unless you would personally like to bear the weight of Montezuma’s revenge.) Nonetheless, the past few days have held some amazing tastes. As you can imagine, I have been waking up early to… Continue reading Early Taste Edition: Things I love so far this week

Things I love so far this week

1. Making my first pseudo-Spanakopita using the insight of the chef’s secret ingredients from “The Black Olive” in Baltimore! 2. Walking the cobbled streets of Baltimore, visually soaking in the architecture! 3. Snow Patrol’s “Eyes Open” CD 4. Knowing I get to use my passport tomorrow! 5. The aunt in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”… Continue reading Things I love so far this week