Christmas Eve 2016
Almost set up. #2 daughter and I made it home from church just in time to help.
4th of July, 2016
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 […]
What Sweeter Music
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 […]
Buying a Turkey
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 […]
Good Fortune
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 […]
Henry Again
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 […]
Happy Families
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 […]
Roasted Tomatoes and Crostini
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, […]
Thanksgiving, 2011
Here’s my handsome family. We had a very nice Thanksgiving Day. I chivvied everyone into helping me in the morning. We had a proper Thanksgiving feast around lunchtime, took the dogs for a walk, and then went over to my […]