I tried two experiments recently. One was a kitchen experiment. I made soft pretzels. They tasted fine, but left a lot to be desired in the looks department. The recipe is very simple: water, yeast, flour, sugar, salt. A lack of counter space was the crux of the problem: the recipe called for me... Continue Reading →
I watched The Deer Hunter the other day. It's on AFI's top 100 movies list. The first part of the movie takes place in the hometown of a few young men who are about to go off to 'Nam. I felt immediately invested because the setting is a working-class town in western Pennsylvania. And... Continue Reading →
I knocked two more things off the birthday list last weekend, when Daisy was visiting. We went to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum and I tried okra for the first time. I've been thinking about visiting the Larz Anderson Auto Museum for years, but hadn't gotten there. I had been to the grounds surrounding the... Continue Reading →
I watched Shane the other night (#45 in AFI's top 100 movies list). It's a western from 1953, and it features a lot of beautiful scenery and a lot of fightin'. The main conflict is between "homesteaders" who've built homes on the open prairie and greedy cattle owners who want all of the land... Continue Reading →
Am anxiously awaiting the season premiere of Downton Abbey: I feel like we Americans have been waiting a loonng time. So #2 on the birthday list is a sake cocktail. My friend Linda had her birthday dinner at a Japanese restaurant last night. I wasn't brave enough... Continue Reading →
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