A few things.1. I'd been sitting in an airport waiting for the snow to clear so I can take an impromptu birthday trip to New York. What better way to pass the time than with you? First we were supposed to take off at 9am, then 11am, then 12pm, then the captain made an announcement…
I recently got the news that I shouldn't drink much alcohol. You see, it makes me rather red faced.See?This was me and my boyfriend Francoise in Arles, France after the September "Feria du Riz."Okay, his name wasn't Francoise.Okay, he wasn't my boyfriend. He was just a jolly French man who wanted to teach an American…
I rendered some duck fat and wanted to tell you all about the glorious experience.I plan on using it in all of my recipes, from pie crusts to steaks to milkshakes.Just kidding.Sort of.I made the rendered duck fat and have step-by-step instructions over at my "second home"... I just had too many boxes and filing…
Two wild stallions. Or domesticated. Whichever I can find first.
A transexual rooster.With army tags.And one good eye.A hearty piece of honeycomb straight from our beehives which will last forever. It truly will, honey is the only food that never goes bad. Now can you really say that about money?Honey is better than money.Oh, I…
I'll give you three clues...1. She still lives in the same house.
2. She was five years old here.
3. I want a bike like that. Okay, that's not a clue but I just wanted to make that public in case someone has one they're looking to get rid of.I never said I was good at giving…
This is what I ate for dinner last night.I ate both of those with my bare hands straight out of the skillet. Then someone walked in on me with a drumstick in each hand and adobe pepper sauce all over my face. And they shook their head in disappointment and kept walking.Just kidding.That would have…
I like a good wood pile. It reminds me of what is to come... namely the smell of burning wood in cold air for months on end.I don't know of a better smell.Wood burning in cold air is my favorite. Second only to wood burning in warm air.Getting the wood to appear as a nice…
I thought it would be appropriate to conclude my Delta Deer Hunt series with one of the more amusing bits from the weekend. When you get a few good guitar players in the room, and pair them with a few people who can wax philosophically on just about any topic, good things start to happen--good…
Because she loves you, Grandma Pellegrini made you a Valentines soup. She even put hearts in it. It's a work of art. And because he loves you, Gordon snapped some photos of it. And because I love you, well... I'm just writing to tell you about it. I can't take any credit. I can just…