We had a good Thanksgiving, in spite of the pandemic. I didn’t take pictures of the food. The picture above is my leftovers dinner. It doesn’t include the ginger carrots or the sweet potatoes, or #1 son’s special cheddar biscuits. […]
Almost set up. #2 daughter and I made it home from church just in time to help.
The Glorious Fourth dawned rainy. Our patio was awash, the steamer chair pushed awry by the rain. #1 daughter’s patio was pretty damp, but the sun came out and the kids splashed about in the pool. The Aquabot, courtesy of […]
We sang a Mark Hayes setting of this piece in church today, and I was happy to have #2 daughter with me in the alto section, but this setting by John Rutter is my favorite. The author of the poem […]
I’ll have a nice assortment of family members here for Thanksgiving this year. I was talking with a long-time retailer a few days ago and she told me that people will go out of their way to search for and […]
We went to seeThe Hobbit today, my sons and I, and enjoyed it very much. Quiche and apple muffins for brunch first, fried chicken and mashed potatoes and corn after. I had an odd experience at the mall yesterday. I […]
This is Henry, two skeins in. I haven’t had to frog again, but I have had to do a lot of tinking. It’s easy to make a mistake and hard to see it. It’s also a very firm fabric, which […]
This morning we sang our Bach cantata, and it went far less badly than I had expected. We had a couple of violins, a viola, a cello, and an assortment of woodwinds, the soloists were quite good, and the choir […]
This is the appetizer #2 daughter made for us for Thanksgiving dinner. You fill a little baking dish with cherry tomatoes (I bet grape or plum would work, too), drizzle on a little olive oil, season with bay leafand garlic, […]