Hey there, I’m Joey. Welcome to my garden on the internet. I write about things that interest me, build the occasional project, and keep a running list of the books I’m reading. Check out what I’ve been cooking up, or see where I’ve traveled. Trying to remember to slow down and take a few photos along the way. Mostly, though, I’m planning the next trip.
· Life
On keeping a commonplace book
June 3, 2026
I’ve started copying passages, overheard lines, and half-formed thoughts into one battered notebook. Three months in, it’s become the most honest record of my year…
· Workout tracking site
· Books
READING
Digital Minimalism
Photos · iPhone 17 Pro
Father’s Day 2026
· Kitchen
NOW BAKING
Miso brown-butter chocolate chip cookies
Batch no. 7 · finally right
Salty, deeply toasted, slightly chewy in the middle.
· Dispatch
JUST BACK FROM
Oaxaca, ten days
July 2026
Mole negro three ways, the hike out to Hierve el Agua, and four rolls of film I can’t wait to develop…
· Field notes
Twelve hours in Lisbon
November 30, 2025
A layover stretched to its absolute limit: the pastel de nata count, tram etiquette, and the miradouro worth skipping sleep for…
· Life
A year of running before sunrise
April 18, 2026
365 mornings ago I made a deal with myself: shoes on before my brain wakes up enough to object. Here’s what stuck, what didn’t, and why I’m still doing it…
Recipes · Bread
Sunday focaccia
· Meta
Rebuilding this blog on WordPress
February 9, 2026
Notes from moving my garden onto a block theme: custom post categories for books and recipes, a masonry query loop, and why I stopped fighting the editor…
· Trailhead
Photos · Film
2026.07.12 · kitchen window
· Kitchen
Weeknight congee, three ways
May 22, 2026
The rice-to-water ratio I always forget, plus the toppings that earn their place: crispy shallots, soy-cured egg yolk, and too much ginger…
