I admit it. This past week, on Tybee Island, I was not vegan. I was not vegetarian. I fell off the turnip truck so hard, Mahatma Gandhi bounced. So Imma make up for it by taking vegan dishes to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. That…

Today/tonight/tomorrow is the turning of the year from darkness toward light. The longest night and shortest day are past, and winter, although the worst is yet to come, is counting down to spring. Next month, we’ll start seeing snowdrops–the flowers as well as the precipitation.…