A Piece of Sky
It all began the day I found that from my window I could only see a piece of sky. It’s been more than two decades since I watched the movie and at least 10 years since I listened to the … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2010
SSB Week 19 – Chickpeas
It is with sadness that we say goodbye to our fifth SlowTrav food challenge — Sunday Small Bites. It’s been a lot of fun. I managed to keep up pretty well. I missed only one week out of 19 and … Continue reading →
The Requisite Pilgrimage
Dan is an addicted golfer. The three times a week in the summer and not-inexpensive trips to warm climates in the winter kind of addict. So, of course, on a trip to Scotland, it was unthinkable not to make a … Continue reading →
Translation Please
I don’t speak Hungarian. But, I’d love to know what this song is about, and what the young lady is telling the audience in the end. Any one out there who can translate?
Continue reading →Thinking of Making Ginger Beer
For those who are aware of my new obsession with Ginger Beer, it won’t come as a surprise that I’m seriously considering trying to make my own. I happen to own an autographed copy of John Hull Brown’s “Early American … Continue reading →
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 →