Apocalypse Craft

I’ll say it upfront and out loud: I am not a Craft person. I have run up a few curtains in my day. The easy kind that hang from wooden rings and basically involve making four hems. But since the days when I bribed a seventh grade classmate to do my knitting project in Home Ec, I have avoided projects involving needles and trips to Jo-Ann Fabrics. Nope, I’ll garden,...

Varmint Shock and Awe

People ask me if I’m ever afraid living part time in Sonoma surrounded by wildlife. “Ha!”, I say, “the dangerous animals are in the City!” Yes, we had another raccoon stand-off. Yes, it again involved Oscar, our youngest terrier. And this time it took Andy, our carpenter friend Dino, San Francisco Animal Control, and assorted power tools to bring everyone...

A Single Man. Two Excellent Terriers.

Many have praised designer Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man. The most common thing I hear is, “although the main character is gay, this is not a gay movie”. Excuse me critics. All wrong. True, this is not a gay movie. This is a Smooth Fox Terrier movie — maybe the best we’ve seen this decade! Yes, Tom Ford should be lauded — lauded, I tell...

Dog Vomit Slime Mold!

Ha! Made you look. Because there is no way you can hear that name and not say, “Whaaaaat?” Then once you discover it, Dog Vomit Slime Mold quickly becomes a part of your vocabulary. Is there any string of curse words you can think of that would have the sheer visual impact of Dog Vomit Slime Mold? And there is a visual impact. Because there is a real Dog Vomit Slime Mold....

A Terrier View of Spring

A beautiful balmy Spring day. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, birds are building nests. But a terrier’s only thoughts are: FIGHT! These are little dogs, but they pack some big teeth. Soon you’ll see why one nickname for Smooth Fox Terriers is Furry Alligators. (Don’t worry. No terriers were harmed in the making of this blog post.) Neener, Neener! Can't...

The Cioppino Post

Photo by Flickrite Kelly Sue DeConnick If you are familiar with this San Francisco favorite, you know there is no definitive recipe other than starting with the catch of the day — whatever that may be. And tomatoes. Then you could add sausage. Or not. And serve it on rice. Or spaghetti. Or as a soup. In other words, Cioppino is a grab-bag, just like this post. I’m hoping,...