The Last Couple in London

May 6, 2013 by

The Last Couple in London

A funny thing happened in London the past three days. First, it’s a three day weekend, a Bank Holiday. Secondly, England, which...

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We’re Going to Make Your...

Apr 10, 2013 by

We’re Going to Make Your Kitchen A Star

My kitchen didn’t exactly get discovered at Schwab’s Drug Store. I think the architect who designed it submitted it to a...

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My African-American Dream

Jan 31, 2013 by

My African-American Dream

Today was a full travel day, punctuated with a few hours’ layover in a “day room” at the first hotel we stayed at....

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Sailing Toward the New Year

Dec 29, 2012 by

Sailing Toward the New Year

I’ve made my resolutions, I’ve posted them and there are people who are holding me to them. How am I doing? Well,...

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Thirteen for 2013

Dec 12, 2012 by

Thirteen for 2013

You’d think I’d be better at this New Year’s resolutions thing. After all, I’ve seen enough New Years that I...

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Slow Cook Crazy

Dec 9, 2012 by

Slow Cook Crazy

I am not a food blogger, although I do make frequent forays into posts on cooking. In general,  you takes your chances when you use...

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My Shopping List for the Apoca...

Oct 26, 2012 by

My Shopping List for the Apocalypse

I’ve been thinking about the Apocalypse a lot lately. Not necessarily in the Biblical sense, but in the scenario where...

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Wine, Jelly and Jam

Oct 12, 2012 by

Wine, Jelly and Jam

For as long as I’ve been canning, I’ve wanted to do something with wine grapes. I had in mind some sort of wine jelly...

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The Ketchup-Wine Connection

Oct 10, 2012 by

The Ketchup-Wine Connection

There is actually probably no connection between ketchup and wine. Although I’m sure you could find a glass of wine that would...

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Give ‘Em Hell, Percy!

Sep 13, 2012 by

Give ‘Em Hell, Percy!

This week is the second year of the National Heirloom Exposition at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. The first had me completely...

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High Plains Drifter

Aug 27, 2012 by

High Plains Drifter

The author of Out of Africa described the highlands of Kenya this way: “There was no fat on it and no luxuriance anywhere. It...

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I’m Eating as Fast as I ...

Jul 20, 2012 by

I’m Eating as Fast as I Can

It’s not just bad food styling that the vegetables are falling off the plate in the photo at left. It’s because I just...

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