Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is…
does my dog have OCD, or is he just odd like me?
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;…
B(otanical) my Valentine
Coffee. Pottery. Hiking through bamboo, trees and shrubs from another continent, and Elephant Foot (feet?). What do these have in…
Fleeting
Looking at a few images that social media thought I might enjoy reminiscing, I am both encouraged and also wistful.…
tit-for-tat
Who would have thought canned tuna is some delicacy. Every night, when I go out to the garage with the…
Ratatouille Cassoulet a la Comet
If we were the sort to make New Years’s resolutions, deciding to plan meals rather than toss together something quick…
playtime
If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older. Tom Stoppard, dramatist The child’s finger pointing forward and…
creature comforts
All Comet needs is a roof over his head, a comfortable bed to sleep on, and a biscuit to call…
taking up smoking and other habits
I have no one else to blame for taking up smoking. Smoking meats on a grill (a pellet smoker) I…