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Posted: Gone Hunting, Back Soon

[My big brother, Will, and me.]

I’ve been playing hooky…from the real world, from parenting, and from writing. I took a whole week and went with my favorite people to my favorite place in the world. I haven’t hunted with my brother for over 20 years. When I say that I’m shocked …click to continue Posted: Gone Hunting, Back Soon

Thanksgiving Countdown 2012

OK, the countdown is on! TG minus 2 days. I thought I’d update you on my plan. Saturday, I’ll admit, I made the cranberry sauce and tossed it in the freezer. Please somebody remind me to take that out of the freezer tomorrow. But, today (Tuesday) I really began to prepare in earnest. I …click to continue Thanksgiving Countdown 2012

Massachusetts, Vermont, and Parts In Between

Boston Acorn Street

As our airplane lifted out of Boston this Tuesday, the fog at the horizon of the bay mixed with the low clouds and I became unable to tell what was sea and what was sky. An occasional sail stood out below as a tiny triangle of bright white on a backdrop of gray-white mist, …click to continue Massachusetts, Vermont, and Parts In Between

Old dog, New tricks: Learning Barbecue

lead brisket

I awoke at five in the morning on Friday to take a slab of meat the size of a newborn out of the refrigerator. I went back to bed for one hour. There was a time when an hour like that would be lost to the stresses of the upcoming day. This time I …click to continue Old dog, New tricks: Learning Barbecue

Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Honey

pie peach lead final 2

I was just spending some time thinking about the fact that this is a big grilling weekend. In fact, I’ve been a little obsessed about barbecuing lately, because I will be going to Foodways Texas BBQ Camp next month. It is a three day immersion study into the art of smoke …click to continue Grilled Peaches with Yogurt and Honey