Kathy and I face Friday mornings these days with a face full of free time, so unlike not so long ago, when Fridays made it paramount to getting al least a little work done before the weekend. Every so often we’ll pick up after breakfast and head East to Dee-troit. The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) isContinue reading “DS “d’oh!””
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still musing
Yes, this is a shameless plug for an Amazon book, but also created to help readers that book to connect with all that is written. I ended up making 5 books out of blogs I’d posted during the pandemic. Musing through a Pandemic they were. In my haste to get them out in 2021, IContinue reading “still musing”
rustic pie
You know you’re retired when you wake unsure of what you’ll do with the day then deciding to make a “torta rustica” (“rustic pie” in Italian) for breakfast. Neither Kathy nor I had ever heard of the dish when we saw it on the brunch menu of Sauces, Italian bar/restaurant attached to the not bad HiltonContinue reading “rustic pie”
Auntie KC
So you know where it goes: years of NASA immersion, a decade of telling undergrads how to write, it can only come out as Children’s Books! That’s where my sweetie dove, big time, and we’re getting ready to reap the efforts. She’s dabbled in children’s books before, writing 2 that featured her nieces and nephews and theirContinue reading “Auntie KC”
shameless plug
Three years ago, I wrote and published a little book about a tragic incident from my youth. I’ve recently updated it with more illustrations and have just put the update on KDP Amazon. It’s too skinny to be a paperback, but is available on Kindle for a buck. You’ll laugh you’ll cry. Take a chance.Continue reading “shameless plug”
Certifiable
The germ may have been planted by my dear late Uncle Jim, my mom’s baby brother. That’s him on the left. He was never given to boast, although he had much to boast about. He played cornet in Michigan State’s marching band in their first ever Rose Bowl in 1954. He took his honors management degree to Columbus,Continue reading “Certifiable”
tall’n’all
I met my buddy Juwan at Pretzel Bell (1) Monday night. I asked him for a picture, reminding him we’d taken one together 3 1/2 years ago. I also mentioned all the mileage I got by the pic seemingly showing me taller than him. I’d maxed out at 6’8″ while Juwan was listed 6’9″ orContinue reading “tall’n’all”
meer-ah-poy
Or “meer-ah-pwah”, like you Francophiles might prefer, is a concoction of simple vegetables used to flavor other dishes. It popped up as an ingredient for the octopus boil en route to octopus ceviche, which was the recipe I was pursuing. I’d heard of the concoction during my years of cooking, but never tried it. As Julia says “TheContinue reading “meer-ah-poy”
ironic
Did you ever iron your recipe cards? I just did. Several that had been in high circulation had gotten splashed, stained, and wrinkled. They just didn’t look nice anymore, despite the treats they promised. Sure, they’d still fit in the recipe box, but they deserved better. So, when I went downstairs to iron that remaining blue handkerchief from my lastContinue reading “ironic”
return to Harbal
As I unpacked the final item from our Florida trip last week – the CD holder from our car – I realized it might be high time to write this puppy up. We’d been home 5 weeks or so and I’d started the writing long ago. Time to get it done before I start forgetting the details! SoContinue reading “return to Harbal”
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