3 February 2012 – Food For Thought

Hello Fellow Eaters, I notice that when I’m reading, a novel, or a recounting of someone’s journey, I always want more food details. Shackleton to the South Pole — What did they have for dinner? I never get enough. I don’t know why. So, in that self-absorbed way we have of thinking that our particular [...]

10 January 2012 – A Birthday Party and a Small Cow

Hello Friends, We had a double birthday party on Saturday evening. Peter, 13, and Joshua, 11. Peter’s our first teenager. We had a blast. I’ll do my best here to give you a feel for it. But first I want to tell you about a recent visitor.  A few days ago I was leaving the [...]

6 January 2012 – An Afternoon, Folded, Put Away

The time passes here marked and jewelled by ordinary things. We like it and them that way. The fun is in the creases. Know what I mean? . . When we’re not folding clothes we’re out getting ‘em dirty. Just a snake eating its tail, I guess, and happy on the way. So long for [...]