I listen to the radio in the car when running errands, this is not helping me to get through my goal of listening to my whole iTunes coll...

My wicked cold remains wicked, but at least it is now just in my nose. I'm not sure that is good or bad. I am going to offer my seat opp...

I ate a lot of lemon cake today  I read a lot.  Slurped noodles and did nothing.  I highly recommend it. 

You could always just buy your true love some bubble wrap to keep the plants warm and toasty, Chelsea Physic Garden, 2015. I'm not...

I'm in London for the next few days partially to clear my head, but really to see the snowdrops that are popping up all over gardens in ...

I really meant to write this post on January 2, but then I got busy with AMS and soon the job thing followed.   I didn’t get a chance...

Snowdrop mania starts tomorrow 

I get to spend my days with Ernest. 

The last month has been a bit of a trial.  I'm still working through it. I'm happy to say I'm healthy as a horse and my fami...

Has been long and so much to process! I'm in Phoenix, away from my home, but blessedly with TH and my friends. I'm happy to be p...

The first thing I baked in 2015 was sweet and fresh. I am hopeful that this year will be much the same. 

Ernest basset does Rudolph.  Does a week's absence from writing makes the heart grow fonder? I know I missed writing, did you mi...

Penguins - all of them are mine. Patrick Roger, St. Suplice, Paris, Dec. 2014. Discovering the joy of chocolate shavings on buttered t...

Went Paddington hunting --  and was marginally successful.  I highly recommend it.

Too tired to even type. Musee de l'art modern, Paris July 2014. I'm off to London tonight.  Wish me luck.

Sometimes all I need to do is stand where I am to be blessed. - WORD. May 2014.  This time of year is a test of my patience and I'm...

Ernest basset esq. and his chicken.  E is guest blogging today - He dictates and I type. We are pet crazy here in the USA. Annually...

Garden clean up is both a drag and very rewarding at the same time, January 2014. 300 bulbs planted many presents wrapped 3 pounds o...

Fortnum's opened at St. Pancras last year. That isn't such a bad place to shop, is it.  What I loved about being in Bruges over...

Guilty of enabling many with these wicked gingerbread snowmen.  Recipe likely never to be blogged but I probably should. If you look o...