Still haven’t had much leisure time lately, but May is here and finally had a free day to work in the garden. The end of April-beginning of May is the wrap up of the opera season in Houston. Last weekend was ‘Das Rheingold,’ the start of HGO’s four-year Ring Cycle. I’ve never seen ‘Rheingold’ and…
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April is the Cruellest Month
So this was in yesterday’s “See Something Say Something” section of the New York Times Review section. I recently discovered that this anti-IRS rant is a yearly habit with Mr. Rumsfeld. I found this version from Michael Kupperman and David Rees to be a gut-buster.
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Not much to update… was able to be in town this weekend so got lots of garden stuff taken care of. Took down the portable green house two days before a strong Norther is expected to blow in. My sister who lives in Colorado Springs said they were expecting 7-9 inches of snow. Hopefully here, all…
Washington Redux
I’ve been taken up with other things, so it’s been quite a while since I last posted; I hope I can remember how to do this. Not much going on in the garden. Spring has certainly sprung, but this may be one of the worst oak leaf drops I remember. It’s going to take me…
Selfeed
So in today’s ‘That Should Be a Word’ section of the New York Times Magazine, the word was: (SELL-fede), v To post photos of one’s meal. “After Heloise selfeed the caviar for two minutes trying to get the best angle, Lucius grabbed the plate and stuffed it all in his mouth.” I’m glad there’s a…
Greetings from Washington D.C.!
So I’ve been at a Department of Labor conference in DC for the past few days. The conference was interesting, but I always love coming here. January weather is iffy; bitterly cold when I got here (23 F/ -5C) and has warmed up slightly (37F/2C). One day was brilliant blue skies; today was gray and…
Wine… It pairs perfectly with Christmas!
Originally posted on The Wine Wankers:
Merry Christmas everybody! I’ve set this one to auto-publish on the dot of Christmas Sydney time. I know that some of you may not partake in the joys of Christmas but I do hope that you will all at least get some giggles (or maybe a slight grin or two) out of…
The Old Year Now is Fled Away
It’s hard to believe the year is almost gone; but Winter is definitely here. I’m sitting outside and it’s 51F/10C, but I’m bundled up and fortified with an exceptionally large mug of glühwein. So fortified, as a matter of fact, that I determined to honor the word of the year – selfie – with my first one….
Cooking Odds and Ends
So we had some really knock-out meals recently that I just had to get out into the ether. Last Sunday it was super cold and dreary – the high for the day was 36F (2C) – and that put me in the mood for Pot Roast. This recipe was in the crock pot, but it was…
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