Danielle French

Danielle French shares her Sourdough love and pitfalls

Danielle French shares her Sourdough love and pitfalls

Sourdough is an elusive item in my kitchen. I love using it and having it fresh and active in my refrigerator but mostly these past years, it is absent, having been neglected and then pitched out. When it’s gone, I miss it, when I have it on hand, I’m not the most...

The respite of an afternoon tea

The respite of an afternoon tea

When we break from the busyness of the day and jump off the treadmill, cup in hand and perhaps under the shade of a tree, tea time is a respite. It’s a chance to rest and compose ourselves amid the seemingly never-ending work. When my daughters were little, we often...

It Will Be Spring When It Is Spring

It Will Be Spring When It Is Spring

The winter was especially long — deeply cold days with lots of wind and interjections of ice and snow. It’s only once we think the bad weather has passed that we begin again, stacking wood, planting, trimming, and cleaning the layers of dust that have accumulated in...

What Lies Beneath…and a Wreath

What Lies Beneath…and a Wreath

I have a love-hate relationship with this time of year. I’m sure I’m not alone. In the country, I believe we are more closely connected with nature and when the sun’s warmth hits the earth we feel it more intimately. All the animals begin to come out, and both day and...

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