Rally Car Montage
In case you didn’t know, I was raised by rally drivers. Here’s a fantastic summary of what you are missing, in case you don’t know. I love the sport, always will. *raises her glass* Read More →
Introduction
Come with me, as we travel back in time… To a day, long, long ago, in 1982. I was about 9 years old, living with my parents on a lake in the valleys below Mt. Rainer in Washington State. My mother and I were in the sitting room/library, just off the master bedroom. It was late morning on a Sunday. We had had breakfast, and the light was muted... [Read more...]
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...]
Meditations in Portland
I was in Portland, Or, recently to visit my best friend and new baby. Portland was so wonderful this trip. The atmosphere here feels, and pulls at me, much stronger than it has before.I’ve been saying it for years, that I knew I was going to move back here…you know, “someday”—“someday” (what is it about that word that we love so much?)... [Read more...]
A memento, a testament to dating in the Modern Age
I forgot to give this to you guys a few weeks ago.. It’s a memento from the NorCal Grilled Cheese Invitational. I fought long and hard to get this! One of the ballots I was counting had a seductive little note on it for one of the cooks. It reads, “Nice Cheese. Let’s do it again sometime.” With a phone number. Now that’s... [Read more...]
