Ten thousand reasons

There is apple pie in the sunshine with apples from our own tree, and there is the radiant face of a child buried in corn.

Photographic check in

I am snapping lots of photos of this glorious world. I can tell you about my current life with them easily. Watch this.

Take two lovely friends and a city such as Baltimore. Stir in a great dinner: marinated steaks, great bread, a salad with berries and feta.

In July, we enjoyed our annual blueberry extravaganza. We baked them into tangy, crumbly crisp – and sprinkled them fresh over baked oatmeal.

This dessert is good enough to be eaten warm from the oven, without strawberries, as a coffee cake. With berries, it’s Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

Last week, I kept track of what we ate for dinner each night, so I could share it with you – along with a few simple recipes.