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Category Archives: Eating, Drinking, Cooking
Sausage, Eggs, Honey, Maria Callas
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
“Let Them Eat Cake”
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
When Hummingbirds Drink Too Much
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
Beware of June: Too Much Wine, Too Much Happiness, Too Many Flowers
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
Bowl of Stracciatella, Hot Bath and a Laugh
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
Pumpkin Pie, Cindie, and a Flicker of Birds
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
Birds, Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Tart Cherries, Apricots and Pecans
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
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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