After the events of the last week I’ve decided to re-list the twelve daily deeds of delight for health and happiness. Each must be performed every single day. Each must be done without hurry, without thinking about what comes next.
Read moreStill having fun fooling about with Diptic. So here are two that I made while having a conversation about Seattle weather. If…
Read moreI’ve been eating a lot of chive flowers. (A lot, period.) This is a photo I took the other day with my…
Read moreI like to eat. I like to eat a lot. Last night I indulged myself. On the menu: meatloaf (about one pound…
Read moreI’ve talked often in the past of my lack of enjoyment of American wines. I’ve had all kinds, everything from Washington Merlot…
Read moreIt started snowing in earnest first thing Tuesday morning: It stopped yesterday, but everything stayed frozen. Today it’s a little warmer, but…
Read moreA squirrel and I munched companionably at breakfast this morning–right next to each other, though separated by glass. It looks as though…
Read moreThe kerbs keeps growing. The oregano and marjoram have tangled up with each other and…fused. And, honestly, I just can’t tell the…
Read moreI’ve had a wonderful first 36 hours of 2011. It began with two delicious bottles of Champagne: our last bottle of Krug,…
Read moreNot a new band name, sadly. Nope, we’re in the middle of a Pineapple Express. Under the house, the sump pump is…
Read moreThe light is strange here this morning. Perhaps it’s just the time change, but the leaves of the trees just outside my…
Read moreI spent most of yesterday eating. Nectarines, cherries, raspberries, all with lashings of thick thick thick fresh fresh fresh cream. I just…
Read moreYesterday was my 20th anniversary of moving to this country: 20 years of living every day under the same roof as Kelley….
Read morephoto from vendor’s website For my birthday, a friend sent me a bottle of the finest Armagnac I’ve ever tasted: a 1980…
Read moreYesterday was our anniversary. We took the day off: ten whole hours without screens and keyboards and connectivity. So what did we…
Read moreKelley and I had lunch in an old haunt yesterday. Julia’s is a Wallingford (a Seattle neighbourhood) institution. It’s a Very Worthy…
Read moreTuesday night we had half an andouille sausage, one chicken breast, a few tablespoons of cream, strained tomato, 3 courgettes and about…
Read moreLast night we ate a pre-anniversary dinner at Rover’s. We opted for their ‘Twist on a Classic’ prix fixe, which was delicious…
Read moreSo if you’re au fait with the last 20 years of f/sf, this post of wicked funny fake book covers will make…
Read moreThis morning we woke to a winter wonderland. the ravine this morning Today I feel peaceful and contemplative. In honour of that,…
Read moreFrom the Economist, an interesting piece on a dietary approach to treating addiction: PEOPLE are programmed for addiction. Their brains are designed…
Read moreThe Guardian tells us about Richard II’s cookbook–well, not his, but his master cooks’: A rare medieval cookbook is to be digitally…
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