Monthly Archives: August 2013

Going dry this summer — fruit dehydrating

I recently picked up my friend Annette for a long-overdue hour of girl-talk. “Do you want to go to lunch or to frozen yogurt?” I asked while riffling through my yellow coupon book. Annette howled. “I knew you were going … Continue reading

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Another roadside attraction: tomatoes

You’d need to like people to have Laura Nichols’ summer job. This week there were cars stopping at her front yard every few minutes. Drivers on Hegan Lane take a quick right onto Bruce Lane when they read the bright … Continue reading

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Sharing special moments include food poisoning

I’d like to say that all new experiences with my sweetheart are wildly romantic — our first garden tomato, first sunset at the river, earning the top score on a pinball game … But this week we shared an all-too-intimate … Continue reading

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