Real quick 1: Keeping up with this Substack and my other projects is a lot, and it’s time to do something about it. I’m looking for a part-time assistant who lives in the Ojai area. Job description is here. Know of anyone?
Real quick 2: The only piece of cookware we brought to Ojai was a cast-iron pan from my mother and a couple of cake pans. (More on my adventures with cake pan cooking in a future post.) I did not want to buy much of anything until we’d been in the house and gotten a fuller sense of its aesthetic and feeling. I’ve long pined for this set of cookware from Demeyere and John Pawson. I also like this similar version from Iittala. Tad was not keen on either, so I needed time to find pieces we’d both love. After we had to borrow a pasta pot from our neighbors, I opted for a longer-term Band-Aid and ordered this pan from JB Prince, the NYC cookware store that many restaurants rely on. Homewardians: I opened it last night and I may not need a future replacement. It is so sturdy and I’m into its industrial-core look. And it cost $100! Tad approves.
The makeshift pot that might become a permanent stove fixture.
And now to today’s post:
I have a long history with pests. When you live in New York, you expect rats on the streets and roaches in your apartment. I did not expect to also house squirrels, moths, pigeons, bed bugs, and one feisty rat in our place. But life brings surprises. ...
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