Happy New Year. I seem to say this a lot, even now. January was not the best of months. There was illness, there was drama, there wer...

This evening, I briefly saw a friend of mine at a food blogger event. She is one of the most ebullient people I know. Tonight she was very ...

I have been remiss. Sorry to my six loyal readers. Its been a hard summer. For those of you who see me on a marginally regular basis can att...

On the hottest day of the year, I bought two cases of peaches for canning. It always seems to be that we start preserving for the fall and ...

Today I walked by myself before the heat of the day. My training plan has me at 10 miles today and eight tomorrow. I walked 7 before 8 am f...

Somewhere in Colorado, September 2006. Note I wrote this 11/30, last Friday, thank you for your patience. It is cold here in Corvallis. It ...

Posh marshmellows, chocolatier Foucher, Paris, October 2007. I'm knackered, it is the time change. Ernest goes by his own clock, so up h...

Geez, why not. Actually, its four weekends or is it five until I go somewhere again. I should be happy. If I don't have my Holiday shopp...

Sorry I have been out of commission. I have lots of great ideas to discuss, but really have been without a spare few moments. Right now the ...

Moroccan salt poppy, June 2007, Seattle, WA. I haven't backed up my pictures off my hard drive in six months. I have uploaded a lot of t...

I have nothing of substance to say, that is positive. House next to us sold. Storage boxes are in place. TH and I are expecting the worse an...

Hmm, what is new? I went to Boston, drove to New Hampshire, went to Maine and then to New Hampshire for dinner last Friday. I would not reco...

Father sun, the greenhouse, Seattle, WA May 2007. Is it something I said, or didn't? Things here are fine. We're just wrapping up a...

Where the mommy mafia met, from the Iranian.com. Today my Khaleh Mehri called me to thank me for the email I sent this morning to her son up...

University Bridge, Day after. April 2007. I was able to leave my office and make it downtown and parked right in front of my hairs salon (yo...

Shemiran, north Tehran, April 2007, photo courtesy of the published one. How I wish I could be there to see my dad see everyone again. nm

Ribbons of chocolate. April 2007. Not much to report. Heard from everyone, they are fine and I'm very relieved. Vexed by spreadsheets an...

So, it is earth day. What did you do? I composted, didn't really drive anywhere (no where in fact), cleaned out my fridge, ran four load...

Not necessarily the best carbs to load on, Seattle, April 2007. First of all, I turned to TH yesterday and said "a year ago, would you ...

I can't describe my week. All I can say is that it just isn't getting better and the amount of money coming in is certainly not equa...