Today was a good day.

I did laundry, made two quarts of beautiful, dark beef stock, cooked ratatouille (one of my favorite summertime dishes ever) for lunch, and finally found a new handbag (on sale!) to replace my old Rafe that was getting quite worn, and was (oddly enough) smelling kind of funky.

But today was also a good day in that I have found time to sit and write. It would be obvious to anyone who came across this blog that posting over the last few months has been light, the content less than engaging.

Michael Ruhlman, a well-known author and food guy, recently tweeted about how writer’s block was entirely a myth, an excuse, and usually the result of laziness. That when it came to putting pen to paper, there should be no excuses. I have to admit, this observation kind of resonated with me. I don’t blame my approach to this blog over the last few months on writer’s block; rather, to be honest, I’ve been far too tired at night to think of interesting things to tell the world. So, I just let proverbial weeds grow over the site. And, I was sick of talking about food. (more…)