Adieu to 22 and hello 2023

Food and games, lots of laughter and catching up with old friends we have not seen in a couple years … More

family dinners

Gathering the family around the dining table is a staple of mid-20th Century family lore. As one of my elder … More

In the “dog days of summer”, my dogs have little enthusiasm for being outside after 830AM and before 7PM. The … More

I have no one else to blame for taking up smoking. Smoking meats on a grill (a pellet smoker) I … More

“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis, author We … More

All people have certain aspirations, ambitions or hopes that guide their steps. Before I entered the Navy in my late … More

One of the pleasures that my dogs, Dexter and Comet, share with me, is eating. It is one reason that … More

My Pavlova was not horrible for a first effort. Egg whites frothed into stiff peaks with sugar and then gently … More