Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Part I: You

You Are Cozy

Know Thyself

Just Choose Something

Pencils

Heritage

Where Do You Come From?

Peeling the Onion

Something Borrowed

Part II: Home

Making the Bed

The Bath

The Kitchen

Decorating

Dogs and Other Animals

Clothes

Postcards

Radio

Sewing

Part III: Neck of the Woods

Weather

Nature

Flowers

Creatures

Rivers

Civics

Technology, Twitter, and Other Social Media

Work

Quilting

Hobbying

Part IV: Journey

Travel

Denmark

England

Pubs with Mark

Walks

Alone Time

Part V: When It Feels Hard

Hospital

Mammograms

Nurse

Blood

The Drink

Music

Last Thought

The Recipes

Recipes

Recipe Index

Rosy Applesauce

All the Time Strawberry Jam

Peter’s Hummus

Homemade Tahini

Every Day Stock

Slow Bakeds

Clea’s Burrata

Mrs. Shome’s Rainy-Day Khichuri

Fried Shrimp

First Night Crab

Barley Stew

Really Good Pork Tenderloin

Happens Every Day Swiss Chard Tart—Sort Of

Katie Brown’s Bran Muffin Batter

Ex-Husband’s Zucchini Ragu

Metropolitan Museum of Art Banana Bread

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher