Memory. During three different summers, I’ve found each of these figures at the Waldport Flea Market. Two dogs to represent the ones here and the ones gone, one ears up and one ears down, one big and one little. The Bodhisattva in the middle to remind me who I am. They are of that place, “where the forest meets the sea,” where half my heart lives.

Adornment. I almost never make “just” mac & cheese. I fry and chop some ham, add peas and extra cheese, use butter and a little bit of bacon grease, and add a splash of half & half or a spoon of plain yogurt if I have any.