We have a nephew in the wine business. This is very handy. Most obvious is that family events involve great wine. But, it turns out, that expertise in wine goes hand-in-hand with understanding and discovering great food. So, when I … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:35 am. The scene: // Loud, rumbling booms of thunder but it’s not raining, at the moment. We had a downpour a bit ago. Later it will be hot and humid. Welcome to summer in St. Louis. Listening to: // The Magic … Continue reading →
Top Ten Tuesday was fun last week, getting to see everyone’s favorite books so far this year. My list is half fiction and half nonfiction. I’m looking forward to this Tuesday, too, with the topic of books on our Summer … Continue reading →
Earlier, I posted some general photos from the Garden Tour I went on last Sunday. Here are some more specifically culinary photos from the tour. Do you go on garden tours? Do you see many vegetable gardens? I think I’m … Continue reading →
Last Sunday was the Garden Tour organized by the Missouri Botanical Garden, an event that happens only every three years and is great for ideas of things to implement in my yard. Here are some of the photos I took … Continue reading →
For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, The Broke and The Bookish asks us what are the favorite books we’ve read so far this year. Since I’ve been reading a good mix of fiction and nonfiction, I’m going to divide my list in half. … Continue reading →
I’ve been eating lettuce from my garden and setting goals for my exercise in June. What are you up to as we’re into the second week of the month? Read I posted my review of The Clockwork Universe by Edward … Continue reading →
I mentioned in my previous post about this year’s vegetable garden that I used seed tape from Jung Seed for the first time — and, for the first time, I got lettuce seeds to germinate in my garden. One of the … Continue reading →
Wasn’t Armchair BEA fun? It almost totally consumed my week. My wrap-up post told the story by the numbers and listed all my posts, too. Read I didn’t read all that much last week, but I happened to be near … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:23 am. The scene: // Sunny! We’ve had rain the last two evenings, so this should be a good day for weeding. Listening to: // I’ve started listening to a radio soap opera. I didn’t know those existed anymore. Turns out that … Continue reading →