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Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Early-Spring Garden 2018

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Tulips dressed in silky tutus are twirling about in late-March winds. The first dancers taking the stage are Van Eijk whose tremendous pink...
Thursday, 22 March 2018

Book Review / The Asshole Survival Guide: How To Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt by Robert I. Sutton

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Mr. Sutton doesn't resort to euphemisms for designating people who sow discord, never learn to improve their noxious interface, and lik...
Thursday, 15 March 2018

French Cheese: Coulommiers

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Coulommiers is regarded as the  petit frère  (little brother) of Brie which is an odd relation because though it may be smaller it is actua...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Resistant Starch: Pasta Alfredo with Peas & Shrimp

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Desserts or homey, slowly simmered meals are not the only edibles that can comfort. Pasta drenched in  Alfredo sauce rich in cream, b...
Thursday, 1 March 2018

Sun Then Snow . . .

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Though last week has been cold, I couldn't resist getting bundled up and strolling through the garden. The daffodils waved hello. How c...
Thursday, 22 February 2018

Book Review / The Faith Of A Writer: Life, Craft, Art by Joyce Carol Oates

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Ms Oates' collection of thirteen essays on writing commingles heart and head to the extent these two often warring factions make an ac...
Thursday, 15 February 2018

French Cheese: Pont-l'Évêque

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From the Normandy town,  Pont-l'Évêque  (Bishop's Bridge), comes an eponymous AOC cheese tasting of butter and hazelnut.  Since it...