More Photos From The Farmer’s Market, Autumn 2011

October 16th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food and Health

Wild plums!




A few Sundays back I rounded out the first MoFo weekend with a few snapshots from the Portland Farmer’s Market. This precious weekly ritual, our Saturday morning market, is one of my greatest pleasures. Perhaps these new photos will inspire you, the way that my market always inspires me. Fall is such an exciting season!



Purple potatoes


My fellows in flannel, oh so Pacific northwest!




RAW apple pie – breakfast of champions!






Maybe my favorite thing about the Pacific northwest – the apples!


Waits takes an important call.














I had big plans for this pumpkin . . .


BIG PLANS!



The Great Grand Diet Trial Of 2011: January

October 15th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food Styles

In 2011 I set about on a journey to regain my health – a series of dietary experiments. You can read the backstory here. Prior to beginning these trials, I had used an elimination diet to clear up a systemic Candida infection. I was also healing my gut/digestion through the intensive application of probiotics via [...]

The Weekend Send-Off

October 14th, 2011 - posted under: Furthermore » Feedback

Hellooooo weekend! Oi. Okay first! Waits is obsessed with pumpkins/gourds. All over the neighborhood on our walks, he’s pointing and hollering “pum-ha! pum-ha!”. It is so sweet. So I bought him a bunch to play with. Cute, no? And also! I just want to say (again) that I’m waaaay behind on my responses, and I’m [...]

Second Bonzai Book Club Discussion Group: “Counterclockwise”, Chapters 1-5

October 13th, 2011 - posted under: Furthermore » Bonzai Book Club

Damn, but I am seriously enjoying this book. I’ve had so many “HELL YEAH” moments and “Oh, Crap!” moments and “OH OF COURSE!” moments, that I don’t even know where to start this discussion. Not to mention the fact that I really just want to write about each of the amazing studies, so we can [...]

“What I” Wednesday: Waits Rebhal and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day

October 12th, 2011 - posted under: The Food » Food Styles

Last Thursday was the day that we got Waits’ cast off. We were so excited for that day! I remember waking up and thinking, “Oh, this is going to be a good day!” Yes I did, can you believe that? I even decided to photograph the whole thing. It looked something like this: Coffee I’m [...]