The Big Finish

And so another National Blog Posting Month comes to a close. I think my second time participating in NaBloPoMo was a little easier than my first go-round a few years ago, but I will admit that the simplicity of “just post every day in November” is a slightly deceiving. I’m not going to claim that [...]

Pao Doce

Although we were traveling for Thanksgiving and didn’t have the luxury of a home base kitchen this year, I wanted to make a homemade contribution for the meal. I decided on pao doce, Portuguese sweet bread, as this year’s effort. After a few false starts (think Yosemite Sam yelling “My biscuits are burning!”), I thought [...]

Rockabilly Redux

Tonight we went out with my stepdaughter and her fiance. It was a great endcap to a fun extended weekend with family for the annual Thanksgiving romp. It was great to get a glimpse into their social scene and meet some of their friends with whom I hope we’ll become more acquainted with before the [...]

for the birds

One of our favorite things about this apartment is that we have a little balcony to enjoy. Never mind that the view is mostly the parking lot of the train station next door — for the most part we don’t really notice this, unless we are actually engaging in some good old fashioned people watching. [...]

Back to Basics

It’s day 23 of National Blog Posting Month and I have to admit, I’m starting to feel like I’m running out of things to write. Oh sure, I have a lot of things on my mind and plenty to say, but getting those thoughts down in words is a bit more challenging. Fortunately I am [...]