From Quiet Dinner to Huge Celebration
Last week — Me to Dan: “Let’s have T & C(1) up for dinner to celebrate T’s birthday. Dan to Me: Call K & D. We’ll make it the six of us.” Me calling T & C(1): “Nice quiet dinner, … Continue reading →
The Real Live Thomas The Train
While in the highlands of Scotland during our second week, our rental cottage was about five miles from Boat of Garten, a town that is said to be the inspiration for the popular children’s story, “Thomas the Tank Engine”. For … Continue reading →
Emping Belinjo
It seems my last trip to Global Foods was all about Asian snack food. I didn’t intend it to be, but this is what I came home with: Snow pea crisps, I love, love , love snow pea crisps! Coconut … Continue reading →
SSB Week 18 – Eggplant
This week for our SlowTrav Sunday Small Bites, Eden chose Eggplant. I love eggplant! I remember enjoying baby eggplant sliced in half, broiled, and topped with scallions & soy sauce. It was very good. I though for this weeks Small … Continue reading →
Photohunt – LICK
St. Louis is fortunate to have an abundance of parks. One just a few miles from our house — Lone Elk Park –is our grandsons’ favorite places to go. Especially in the winter when the trees are bare and they … Continue reading →
How We Celebrated New Year’s Eve
Our lives have changed considerably since the days when we got excited about the prospect of New Year’s Eve. I think back 38 years to a time when Dan and I were young, married, and not yet parents. I remember … Continue reading →
SSB Week 15 – Edemame
It finally happened. I’ve had an unqualified disaster. This week turned out SO badly I’m just going to tell you what NOT to do. Don’t try to make Wasabi Edemame from scratch. No matter how much you love wasabi peas. … Continue reading →
Photohunt – FAST
A slow stretch from one of the world’s fastest couch potatoes.
Continue reading →My 50th Kiva Loan Milestone!
I received a $25.00 Kiva Gift certificate for Christmas 2007. I made my first loan the very day the certificate arrived in my email. Today I just made my 50th loan. A milestone! In the last two years I’ve loaned … Continue reading →
WILLIE MAYS: The Life, The Legend
Ok, Professor Hirsch, I think I’m ready for my final exam. If you leave out the epilogue, the author’s note, the career stats, the citation notes, and the bibliography it’s 532 pages. If you include them, your one page shy … Continue reading →