Category Archives: Eating, Drinking, Cooking

Sausage, Eggs, Honey, Maria Callas

Posted on December 4, 2016 by O

I don’t know why I am writing about sausage, eggs and honey, accompanied by Maria Callas singing “The Gypsy Song” from the opera “Carmen”.   I don’t know why the eggs didn’t break this morning as I was holding them above … Continue reading →

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The Scorching Table of Thanks

Posted on November 20, 2016 by O

via Daily Prompt: Scorched I remember pictures.   That burning child in Vietnam 1972.  All the scorched things in this earth on her little child face.  My front lawn 1995, just back from Ukraine but elated, thinking maybe the war was … Continue reading →

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“Let Them Eat Cake”

Posted on September 9, 2016 by O

via Daily Prompt: Cake All your childhood dreams on a platter, the fluffy whipped cream clouds of pink, the dainty roses in the garden. And who do you have to thank for these fantasies? A French man perhaps, with a … Continue reading →

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When Hummingbirds Drink Too Much

Posted on July 11, 2016 by O

Thursday I came home from work and there was a fly buzzing around the kitchen.  I grabbed a tissue, dampened it a bit and ran around the kitchen chasing the fly.  Got it. Then I saw another one, ran around … Continue reading →

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Beware of June: Too Much Wine, Too Much Happiness, Too Many Flowers

Posted on June 4, 2016 by O

  Today is June 2 and I am sitting in my garden about 4:45 p.m.  I am drinking my second glass of La Joie de Poulpe, a wine made for enjoying summer, sun and octopus  (from the label notes).  Calamari!  … Continue reading →

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Easter Lilies, Vodka, Mother’s Babka

Posted on April 5, 2016 by O

Easter has come and gone, or has it?  Like Christmas it doesn’t just fly in and out like  a bat in the night, brushing against your face and hair, making you scream and  jump with your stupid human fright.  And, … Continue reading →

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Bowl of Stracciatella, Hot Bath and a Laugh

Posted on January 14, 2015 by O

Still cold, very cold but getting used to it. Dark early, coffee hot and bitter but good, Christmas tree still up, and sometimes in the early morning I light it and drink the hot coffee, sit by the Chinese red … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Pie, Cindie, and a Flicker of Birds

Posted on December 7, 2014 by O

All the way home from work, riding the bus, I dug deeper and deeper into negativity. Everything seemed stupid and useless and overwhelming, especially the endless masses and masses of cars going back and forth on four different busy roads. … Continue reading →

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Birds, Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Tart Cherries, Apricots and Pecans

Posted on November 22, 2014 by O

There are no birds today, or, I was too frustrated, busy and scatterbrained to see them. Did take a quick look out the window when I came home though and they were not in their bird condominium. Birds must be … Continue reading →

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Early Snow, Salt, Fat, and Birds Again

Posted on November 16, 2014 by O

It snowed last night. Jane said it would snow but I didn’t pay attention, I was fussing with putting out the cake and getting ready for service. Then woke this morning and white all over. Thin layer but a fine … Continue reading →

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