What to do when you don’t know what to do

When I don't know what to do, I cook. And today, it's winegrowers' potatoes with bacon and cheese.

Yesterday, the news of the Queen’s death cast me adrift. I felt unmoored and far from home. Of course, it’s not a surprise when someone who is 96 years old and in poor health dies, but somehow it felt surprising. Her presence, the fact of her, is part of the landscape of my whole life, of all of our lives, whether we are monarchists or not.

Last night, t…