Pumpkin Pie History & Recipe
Ah, yes. It’s time to talk about…..dum, dum, dummmmmm!! PIE! Since I hadn’t been blogging here a year ago, you didn’t know about a Thing that I do. I do this Thing, you see. Everyone is good in certain ways, and bad in other ways. Or, to put it less judgementally, they soar in some ways, and drift gently down in other ways. I... [Read more...]
Um, better late than never? Happy Anniversary, MLP!
Wow, where on earth is Promise, eh? I haven’t been back, really back in the saddle of writing since early December. I probably shouldn’t tell you that, as you may not have noticed the HUUUGGEE gap (gulp) but since I missed my own damn anniversary, I thought I should get down on bended knees and freeakin APOLOGIZE. BABY, I’m sorry!... [Read more...]
Who do you answer to?
I got to thinking about a phrase the other day.. “May he who is without sin, cast the first stone.” I can picture a whole angry mob, cowering over some thief/whore/bad politician, some coward who’s fractured spirit is racked with pain and defiance, kneeling in the dirt, being given a small chance by this phrase, for those ‘above’... [Read more...]
Tom Robbins-how he warms my cockles so
Tom Robbins has been the guiding force of my literary imagination for as long as back as I can reme…..well, to be specific I was 19. I can’t recall how I came by a copy of Another Roadside Attraction, but I did, and it blew my tiny mind, to put it mildly. It was then, and remains now, the oldest, most worn out, rattiest, cover duct-taped,... [Read more...]
Sarasbande on Violin
Sarasbande by Karl Bohm is one of my favorite haunting melodies. I found this, luckily, by a student who is playing on a violin from 1841. I think she does a wonderful job! Take a listen~ Photo credit on thumbnail to: http://www.orato.com/files/imagecache/storyimage/files/olorato/story/2875/Musical_notes_tattoo_arm.jpg Photo credit for main photo... [Read more...]
