The Forked Ring

I’m writing this on Mother’s Day while my mom takes a well deserved nap. We just went for a beautiful, warm walk and had a great lunch. I’m making her favorite tomato tart for dinner. I’ve been reflecting more on life this week and I’m feeling so grateful for the…

We had another good, quiet week here in Maine. My back has been hurting from all of my gardening adventures, but other than that I’m doing well. We’ve eaten good food this week and watched good TV. I’m working on new projects and am excited about the future! So to…

I had a lovely, quiet week. It started with a day trip with my Dad and continued with a lot of gardening. I’m ramping up my green thumb efforts this year with a large garden in the backyard. Not just pots and window plants this year. So, I’ve been getting…

A slate has been wiped clean with the closing of the cafe. So this week I’ve been searching for the positive. Diving deep into new opportunities while also allowing myself to relax and take a much-needed break. I had a great phone conversation with a close friend – we talked…

This week has been hard. I’m sick with a bad cold and not working for the first weekend in months. In case you didn’t know – I’ve been a partner at a cafe. Recently I discovered some concerning and unprofessional things behind the scenes that helped me decide to abandon…

Life has been a little slower and more reflective this week. I’m opening the cafe for a couple weekdays now. Everything seems to be moving fast in my head, constantly overflowing with ideas and thoughts of the future. Plans to potentially take over the cafe and make it even more…

The exhaustion of being a restaurant owner is starting to set in. My passion is still strong, but this weekend kicked my butt. Saturday was mostly slow with a busy afternoon that gave me a chance to practice my timing under pressure. Then, Sunday was the opening of the floodgates.…

This was a full week of cooking and strategic rest between bustling social interactions! I’ve had a great time getting to cook for more people at Nomad and successfully hosting our first themed supper – Italian night. The rest of the week was spent prepping and baking. Doing some experiments…

I’m a little exhausted writing this on a dreary, rainy Monday. My spirits are high, though, with another successful week at the cafe behind us. It was slow this week – mostly because of spring break, bad weather, and high gas prices. But we had some fantastic interactions with returning…