Jean Sanders
@jeanbeans.bsky.social
Illustrator, food writer, art department for Spy Community Newspaper Project
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January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Food Friday: New Beginnings - The Chestertown Spy
“Happy New Year,” a cheerful stranger exhorted last weekend as she strode past me in a parking lot. I was a little startled – surely we were done with such niceties? It seemed as if it had been 2026 f...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Waiting for the sunrise
January 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Waiting for the sunrise
Rabbit, rabbit! Happy 2026!
“I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.”
—Helen Fielding
#rabbitrabbit #January1st #rabbit #newyear
“I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.”
—Helen Fielding
#rabbitrabbit #January1st #rabbit #newyear
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Rabbit, rabbit! Happy 2026!
“I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.”
—Helen Fielding
#rabbitrabbit #January1st #rabbit #newyear
“I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second.”
—Helen Fielding
#rabbitrabbit #January1st #rabbit #newyear
Sugarplums
Advent Day 24
“So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.”
—Clement Clarke Moore
#MerryChristmas
#Christmas #Advent #reindeer #carrots #Santa
Advent Day 24
“So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.”
—Clement Clarke Moore
#MerryChristmas
#Christmas #Advent #reindeer #carrots #Santa
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 24
“So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.”
—Clement Clarke Moore
#MerryChristmas
#Christmas #Advent #reindeer #carrots #Santa
Advent Day 24
“So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.”
—Clement Clarke Moore
#MerryChristmas
#Christmas #Advent #reindeer #carrots #Santa
Sugarplums
December 23, 2025
“A perfect piece of pink cake
complicating perfection’s tendency to falter.
Who left it on the counter? Who walked through the room
as though through a composition?”
—Noah Eli Gordon
#sugarplums #Christmas #Advent #cakes #eataly
December 23, 2025
“A perfect piece of pink cake
complicating perfection’s tendency to falter.
Who left it on the counter? Who walked through the room
as though through a composition?”
—Noah Eli Gordon
#sugarplums #Christmas #Advent #cakes #eataly
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sugarplums
December 23, 2025
“A perfect piece of pink cake
complicating perfection’s tendency to falter.
Who left it on the counter? Who walked through the room
as though through a composition?”
—Noah Eli Gordon
#sugarplums #Christmas #Advent #cakes #eataly
December 23, 2025
“A perfect piece of pink cake
complicating perfection’s tendency to falter.
Who left it on the counter? Who walked through the room
as though through a composition?”
—Noah Eli Gordon
#sugarplums #Christmas #Advent #cakes #eataly
Sugarplums
Advent Day 22
“There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,
With stripings of scarlet or gold,
And you carry away of the treasure that rains,
As much as your apron can hold!”
—Eugene Field
#advent #sugarplums #Christmas #candy #poetry
Advent Day 22
“There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,
With stripings of scarlet or gold,
And you carry away of the treasure that rains,
As much as your apron can hold!”
—Eugene Field
#advent #sugarplums #Christmas #candy #poetry
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 22
“There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,
With stripings of scarlet or gold,
And you carry away of the treasure that rains,
As much as your apron can hold!”
—Eugene Field
#advent #sugarplums #Christmas #candy #poetry
Advent Day 22
“There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes,
With stripings of scarlet or gold,
And you carry away of the treasure that rains,
As much as your apron can hold!”
—Eugene Field
#advent #sugarplums #Christmas #candy #poetry
Sugarplums
Advent Day 21
“Sprinkle someone with kindness today.”
― Benjamin Lee
#Christmas #advent #sugarplums #cookies #poetry #sprinkles
Advent Day 21
“Sprinkle someone with kindness today.”
― Benjamin Lee
#Christmas #advent #sugarplums #cookies #poetry #sprinkles
December 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 21
“Sprinkle someone with kindness today.”
― Benjamin Lee
#Christmas #advent #sugarplums #cookies #poetry #sprinkles
Advent Day 21
“Sprinkle someone with kindness today.”
― Benjamin Lee
#Christmas #advent #sugarplums #cookies #poetry #sprinkles
Sugarplums
Advent Day 20
“But then the first page is turned.
The doughnut scent of it all, knowledge,
The aroma of coffee being made
In all those books, something for everyone,
The deli offerings of civilization itself.”
-Alberto Ríos
#sugarplums #hanukkah #doughnuts #poetry
Advent Day 20
“But then the first page is turned.
The doughnut scent of it all, knowledge,
The aroma of coffee being made
In all those books, something for everyone,
The deli offerings of civilization itself.”
-Alberto Ríos
#sugarplums #hanukkah #doughnuts #poetry
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 20
“But then the first page is turned.
The doughnut scent of it all, knowledge,
The aroma of coffee being made
In all those books, something for everyone,
The deli offerings of civilization itself.”
-Alberto Ríos
#sugarplums #hanukkah #doughnuts #poetry
Advent Day 20
“But then the first page is turned.
The doughnut scent of it all, knowledge,
The aroma of coffee being made
In all those books, something for everyone,
The deli offerings of civilization itself.”
-Alberto Ríos
#sugarplums #hanukkah #doughnuts #poetry
December 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 19
“They will have cakes and candy by the heaps,
And ice cream pressed in cake;
Peanuts parched fresh and hot,
And a lot of fine milk shakes.”
—Julius C. Wright
#sugarplums #advent #oreos #poetry
Advent Day 19
“They will have cakes and candy by the heaps,
And ice cream pressed in cake;
Peanuts parched fresh and hot,
And a lot of fine milk shakes.”
—Julius C. Wright
#sugarplums #advent #oreos #poetry
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 19
“They will have cakes and candy by the heaps,
And ice cream pressed in cake;
Peanuts parched fresh and hot,
And a lot of fine milk shakes.”
—Julius C. Wright
#sugarplums #advent #oreos #poetry
Advent Day 19
“They will have cakes and candy by the heaps,
And ice cream pressed in cake;
Peanuts parched fresh and hot,
And a lot of fine milk shakes.”
—Julius C. Wright
#sugarplums #advent #oreos #poetry
Sugarplums
Advent Day 18
“An occasion for a plate, an occasional resource is in buying and how soon does washing enable a selection of the same thing neater.
If the party is small a clever song is in order.”
—Gertrude Stein
#sugarplums #advent #Christmas #cookies #quotation #gertrudestein
Advent Day 18
“An occasion for a plate, an occasional resource is in buying and how soon does washing enable a selection of the same thing neater.
If the party is small a clever song is in order.”
—Gertrude Stein
#sugarplums #advent #Christmas #cookies #quotation #gertrudestein
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 18
“An occasion for a plate, an occasional resource is in buying and how soon does washing enable a selection of the same thing neater.
If the party is small a clever song is in order.”
—Gertrude Stein
#sugarplums #advent #Christmas #cookies #quotation #gertrudestein
Advent Day 18
“An occasion for a plate, an occasional resource is in buying and how soon does washing enable a selection of the same thing neater.
If the party is small a clever song is in order.”
—Gertrude Stein
#sugarplums #advent #Christmas #cookies #quotation #gertrudestein
Sugarplums
Advent Day 17
“An I had but one penny in the world,
thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
― William Shakespeare
#sugarplums #gingerbread #advent #Christmas #Shakespeare
Advent Day 17
“An I had but one penny in the world,
thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
― William Shakespeare
#sugarplums #gingerbread #advent #Christmas #Shakespeare
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 17
“An I had but one penny in the world,
thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
― William Shakespeare
#sugarplums #gingerbread #advent #Christmas #Shakespeare
Advent Day 17
“An I had but one penny in the world,
thou shouldst have it to buy gingerbread.”
― William Shakespeare
#sugarplums #gingerbread #advent #Christmas #Shakespeare
Sugarplums
Advent Day 16
A very happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen!
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Jane Austen
#JaneAusten #250thbirthday #Advent #sugarplums #Christmas #cake #birthday #quotation
Advent Day 16
A very happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen!
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Jane Austen
#JaneAusten #250thbirthday #Advent #sugarplums #Christmas #cake #birthday #quotation
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 16
A very happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen!
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Jane Austen
#JaneAusten #250thbirthday #Advent #sugarplums #Christmas #cake #birthday #quotation
Advent Day 16
A very happy 250th birthday to Jane Austen!
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
― Jane Austen
#JaneAusten #250thbirthday #Advent #sugarplums #Christmas #cake #birthday #quotation
Sugarplums
Advent Day 15
“We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.”
—Anita Diamant
#Christmas #Advent #cake #celebrate #poetry
Advent Day 15
“We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.”
—Anita Diamant
#Christmas #Advent #cake #celebrate #poetry
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 15
“We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.”
—Anita Diamant
#Christmas #Advent #cake #celebrate #poetry
Advent Day 15
“We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.”
—Anita Diamant
#Christmas #Advent #cake #celebrate #poetry
Sugarplums
Advent Day 13
“Everything has a life of its own, it too could wake up filled with possibilities
of coffee cake and ripe peaches, and love even the floor which needs to be swept, the soiled linens and scratched records . . .”
—Naomi Shihab Nye
#sugarplums #advent #tart #poetry #wegmans
Advent Day 13
“Everything has a life of its own, it too could wake up filled with possibilities
of coffee cake and ripe peaches, and love even the floor which needs to be swept, the soiled linens and scratched records . . .”
—Naomi Shihab Nye
#sugarplums #advent #tart #poetry #wegmans
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 13
“Everything has a life of its own, it too could wake up filled with possibilities
of coffee cake and ripe peaches, and love even the floor which needs to be swept, the soiled linens and scratched records . . .”
—Naomi Shihab Nye
#sugarplums #advent #tart #poetry #wegmans
Advent Day 13
“Everything has a life of its own, it too could wake up filled with possibilities
of coffee cake and ripe peaches, and love even the floor which needs to be swept, the soiled linens and scratched records . . .”
—Naomi Shihab Nye
#sugarplums #advent #tart #poetry #wegmans
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Food Friday: Happy Holidays! - Talbot Spy
May the Hanukkah lights find you together with loved ones.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Sugarplums
Advent Day 12
“The cousin from Maine, knowing
about her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,
so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,
but they were good enough; yes, good enough.”
—Jane Kenyon
#sugarplums #cookies #spritzcookies #Advent #Christmas #poetry
Advent Day 12
“The cousin from Maine, knowing
about her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,
so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,
but they were good enough; yes, good enough.”
—Jane Kenyon
#sugarplums #cookies #spritzcookies #Advent #Christmas #poetry
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Sugarplums
Advent Day 12
“The cousin from Maine, knowing
about her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,
so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,
but they were good enough; yes, good enough.”
—Jane Kenyon
#sugarplums #cookies #spritzcookies #Advent #Christmas #poetry
Advent Day 12
“The cousin from Maine, knowing
about her diverticulitis, let out the nuts,
so the cookies weren’t entirely to my taste,
but they were good enough; yes, good enough.”
—Jane Kenyon
#sugarplums #cookies #spritzcookies #Advent #Christmas #poetry