Monthly Archives: March 2011

Eat Dessert First

Posted on March 20, 2011 by marigold

If you want to eat genuine Sachertorte, the dense, chocolate cake with apricot jam between the two layers and a hard, shiny chocolate frosting, you’ll have to go to Vienna, Salzburg or order it online, (because other recipes aren’t considered … Continue reading →

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Lobster Lessons

Posted on March 14, 2011 by marigold

I learned how to eat lobster when I was five, on the dock of our rented house on one of the  Belgrade Lakes in Maine. A weekend guest saw me struggling and took me aside. “Don’t worry about anything but … Continue reading →

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In a Jam in Maine

Posted on March 6, 2011 by marigold

Brooklin, ME, is a tiny town that was  home to E. B. and Katharine White who met at The New Yorker, ultimately moved to Maine and were married for forty-eight years.  Visiting Brooklin, we went to the Friend Memorial Library … Continue reading →

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