I can't remember a more beautiful early November than we're currently experiencing. It almost makes up for the muted foliage season and the need to crank on the furnace in October to offset the chill from our premature snow event. Something happened to me this month, just like I've always feared since high school health … Continue reading Drug of choice
Author: delsoblogger
Crazy good cookies
I realized recently that I have a glut in my quick oats. What is that, you ask? It means I really didn't need to buy those 2 canisters of oats seeing as how I already had a nearly full canister. Must be time to bake cookies! There is a recipe under the lid of the … Continue reading Crazy good cookies
Paper White Project – Week 2
One week later
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
I may not look like I've got soul, but believe me, I am an appreciative fan of both the music and the cuisine. I particularly love the side dishes - okra and greens and beans, all cooked in a fryer or with a generous hunk of pork fat, naturally. Of course, eating this kind of … Continue reading Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Shower of filth
I have been sick to my stomach since yesterday morning when I read Maureen Dowd's column about the Penn State child sexual abuse cases. She deftly wove a child's perspective throughout the paragraphs and, at one point, I literally threw the newspaper down because I was so distressed by the explicit description of one of … Continue reading Shower of filth
Getting all Natty Bumppo
Although I was wearing Lycra instead of deer skin, and had no intention of hunting, that was one of the mental images I had yesterday while I was running through the woods on my maiden trail run. Another internal movie clip involved my being in a Black-Eyed Peas video, but I digress... Have you ever … Continue reading Getting all Natty Bumppo
Built
who doesn't love a luminaria?For the second year in a row, I volunteered to pour wine last night at the Historic Albany Foundation's annual event, Built. This silent auction and art exhibit highlights the use of vacant buildings in Albany and is a wonderful fundraiser, as well as being a really fun night. Mark Brogna, … Continue reading Built