Inspiration is coming from all sorts of various stimuli these days; farmers markets, psychic Ipods, Facebook friends and changeable weather conditions... Tuesday evening, I took a walk to the DelSo Farmer's Market and was magnetically drawn to the Asian eggplant. They were so beautiful that I had no choice but to scoop some up and … Continue reading She’s Like a Rainbow
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
image from Hollywood.comAre you familiar with this classic Clint Eastwood movie? It seems like I grew up watching it, along with a Fistful of Dollars and Hang Em High, of course What can I say? We liked spaghetti Westerns at my house and Clint could rock a poncho like no one else - except my … Continue reading The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Epic Dinner at Restaurant Menton
I'm just emerging from the food and wine induced coma I have been in since departing Menton Restaurant last night (this morning?) at 1:15 a.m. and wanted to share the experience before a single detail becomes lost. Things definitely got a little fuzzy towards the end of our meal, but I did my best to … Continue reading Epic Dinner at Restaurant Menton
Judge Helena Heath-Roland for Surrogate Court – and Matt Baumgartner for Mayor!
Earlier this week I went to drink vodka an event to support City Court Judge Helena Heath-Roland's bid for a seat on the Albany County Surrogate Court. You all probably remember that Judge HHR provided me with the letter "J" when I did the DelSo A-Z a couple of weeks ago and, in case you're … Continue reading Judge Helena Heath-Roland for Surrogate Court – and Matt Baumgartner for Mayor!
Bovine & Balls
Chocolate milk cow.Which came first - the cow or the clothes?My husband does not go to fairs or carnivals - ever - which is kind of ironic since he saw like 300 Grateful Dead shows, and really, what were those other than carnivals with music and hallucinogenics? Whatever. I've grown accustomed to the idea that … Continue reading Bovine & Balls
KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation
Coloring the world.This afternoon Quinn and I went to his Kindergarten Orientation at the Albany School of Humanities. Quinn is my youngest child, the one I worked hardest to have and the one whose childhood I've been most ferocious about hanging onto. You'd think that by now, I'd be accustomed to the fact that children … Continue reading KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation
Lou Bea’s is Back!
Between a lack of decent pizza and an excess of road construction, we've suffered here in the DelSo for many long months. I am happy to report that there is a light* at the end of the tunnel and it is getting closer. To begin, family favorite Lou Bea's Pizzeria, has reopened almost a year … Continue reading Lou Bea’s is Back!
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