Last weekend I enjoyed what may have been the ideal early autumn Sunday afternoon in Albany. And it didn't even involve football or chicken wings. Instead, I got to wear something pretty and see people I originally met a couple of decades ago when I first worked for Donna and Yono Purnomo. I've celebrated quite … Continue reading An Albany evening
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45 Things I’ve learned this year
1. I prefer my surgery with local anaesthesia.2. There is a huge difference between having one's heart broken and having your ego stomped on. The first situation requires time to heal, the later demands a realistic examination of what the relationship really meant means.3. Part time parenting is the dirty little secret of divorce. … Continue reading 45 Things I’ve learned this year
Fish Tacos – a visual love letter
Grilled Halibut, baby mesclun, sour cream, salsa, flour tortillas - made at home Grilled cod, red cabbage slaw, aioli - Aquinnah, MA Grilled tilapia, guacamole, salsa, cilantro cream - Sharky's, Oak Bluffs, MA
New Old Bling
So, I've had this belt of my mother's for about 20 years. It never fit me, so I can't imagine how it ever fit her, (which may be why I got it to begin with) but, I've always loved it. Over the years, the belt had fallen into a state of disrepair, yet, I didn't … Continue reading New Old Bling
From one bossypants to another…
image from Barnes and Noble Since finally finishing Jonathan Franzen's Freedom I have regained my own personal freedom in selecting reading material. For the record, I will never again read another of Franzen's self-indulgent, over-sized volumes about some of the least likable people in the universe. Screw you, Pulitzer and National Book Award conferrers - … Continue reading From one bossypants to another…
Pattern of the week
I do believe Ken has had some spare time this week. Must be because he isn't pitching by helping to take care of my plants/flowers now that I'm home again. This week's pattern is one that requires great self-control. I mean, it must be hard to leave those alternating rows of grass long in a … Continue reading Pattern of the week
What’s Barbarone???
Full disclosure: I work at the Wine Bar & Bistro on Lark StreetThere are two questions I can always count on being asked when I'm serving at the Wine Bar: Can I get your number? What is Poussin and what is Barbarone? Poussin, frequently misread for poisson, is a young chicken, not fish. And Barbarone? … Continue reading What’s Barbarone???
