It’s the weekend!

It will be another cold weekend here in Boston, but it will be sunny and dry. We’ll bundle up for our walks and dream of spring’s arrival.

I hope that you have a warm and cozy weekend.

A few weeks ago, I dusted off my cast iron skillet to prepare something for dinner. The old skillet, once used all of the time, had been relegated to a shelf far from the cooking area. There wasn’t a good place for it in my small kitchen. In the last few weeks, it’s been sitting on the stove and is back in regular service. It is very nicely seasoned again and might become a permanent stovetop resident.

• I’m a Short Afternoon Walk and You’re Putting Way Too Much Pressure on Me — A fun read for everyone who is walking through this pandemic. (McSweeney’s)
• Pity poor celery, the last stalk standing when storms clear out the supermarket produce aisle — There are some laughs in this article, but I am a celery fan and will happily  consume some of those stalks. (The Washington Post)
• Salvaged From 1941 Shipwreck, Letters Reveal Wartime Love and Sacrifice — It’s remarkable that these letters survived. (The New York Times)
• Wait, Why Did Anyone Ever Try To Gender A Potato? — Potato Head is now gender neutral. (Refinery 29)
• Spaghetti alla Nerano — I made it two weekends in a row! Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy series introduced me to this marvelous dish. (Sea Salt and Sailor Stripes)
• Goodness: How Do We Respond In Times of Crisis? These 4 People Are Leading By Example — How people helped others during the recent winter weather crisis in Texas. (Camille Styles)

About the photo: Sun reflected on a field of snow.