I met Catalina at the park last Spring. Our kids are school friends and we got to chatting as you do. I noticed that she always wore a hat or a pretty head scarf, but I guess it didn't occur to me that it was anything more than a fashion choice until she told me that at the age of 31 she had been diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer.
Read MoreI talk a lot about food on this blog. I love to cook, and I love to feed people; it's the future grandmother in me. I think the act of giving someone food is one of the most basic, nurturing things we can do as people. In times of stress, whether that be bringing home a new baby, recovering from illness, or facing and coping with great loss, providing food seems to be the easiest, and kindest thing we can do, especially because the act of giving a meal frees the people dealing with transition, healing, or loss, from the burden of having to worry about it for themselves.
Read MoreMake + Haus is the new name and online home for the blog Poppy Haus. Established in 2011, the blog archive now contains hundreds of original design projects and whole food recipes, many featured on the likes of Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart, Design*Sponge, Curbly, and Epicurious.
