Two years ago, when I was researching our trip to Spain and Portugal, I followed my usual m.o. and focused a lot of that research on foods of the regions we would be visiting. I found only one good cookbook … Continue reading →
This week Shannon decided to honor new year tradition by selecting a recipe for a soup version of Hoppin’ John. My father’s family migrated through the Carolina’s and settled in Mississippi where Hoppin’ John was an important New Year’s tradition … Continue reading →
I’m happy to report that our Shopper returned this year. She is about 65-70 years old. She is small and she has one of those wonderfully open faces that just shines with a love for people. All of her wrinkles … Continue reading →
Today the look of desperation was on many faces coming into the store. How frustrating it must be to be a non-reading half of a couple when your partner is a person who likes to read. They walk throught the … Continue reading →
The store was PACKED today. People so thick I needed a trail of bread crumbs to make my way from my office to the front registers. There’s a $10.00 coupon for B&N members for whole cheesecakes. The Cafe ran out … Continue reading →
Krista selected a lovely Butternut Squash soup for her week in our SlowTrav “Sunday Slow Soupers” challenge. I really liked her recipe because it leaned toward the savory rather than the sweet that you often see in squash or pumpkin … Continue reading →
With less than two months to go before SlowBowl ’09, I decided it was time to bring a panel of rank amateurs together to taste my liqueurs and decide which ones would make the final cut for the trip to … Continue reading →
The PhotoHunt theme for this week is TOGETHER. Working in a bookstore gives you an interesting perspective on people and their political views. Especially during a Presidential election season. For the last few months, we’ve had a big table filled … Continue reading →
When working on my latest entry about our time in Montenegro, I was struck by how very, very blue the sky was in my photos. I thought, “Cool, this can be my entry for Saturday’s PhotoHunt theme: BLUE. Then I … Continue reading →
At a certain angle, the two rounded peaks of Mount Lovcen look like a set of brawny shoulders without a head. This wasn’t lost on Petar II Petrovic Njegos. Njegos is arguably Montenegros most treasured and revered national hero. Before … Continue reading →