Kitchen Shenanigans

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

Sensual Memories

Have you ever found a certain comfort in the obsolete familar sounds of your youth like the whistle of a tea kettle, or heat running into the old radiators? Maybe there are sounds of cooking, or of the technologies of your childhood...? Or do you sometimes miss physical actions such as dialing or... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

The writing of letters

I thought about writing my sister an actual letter instead of just sending her an email. I used to love writing by hand. I wrote everything by hand, pages and pages of everything! But when I thought of it today, it suddenly seemed like such work, such effort: just as somewhere over the years, my... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 29, 2018

Soup Season

It was a common medieval meal, pottage, made with lentils or peas mainly, as I recall the recipe I've seen in books of archaic recipes. Pottage back in eras past sat simmering in a pot all day, and probably varied by whatever was available on any particular day. I expect it probably was like my... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Strange days...

Have you ever found yourself wandering around in someone else's Twilight Zone? I was speaking to the appointments person at the doctors' office at Kaiser where I have been going for several years now, trying to make an appointment with the doctor I have seen several times. At first I was a guest... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

What are we forgetting...?

What are we forgetting...? So many things, vaguely remembered, misremembered, forgotten mostly... Things that shaped who we have become today, that made our parents who they are and were... Events that were hard-learned lessons... What events of the 20th Century are the most important to remember,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The joy of patterns

9 5 4 5 9 That's the last digit of this morning's click numbers. A small part of me lives for the rare days those digits are all the same. I think it has happened twice since I have been here. And how about when the accounting at the end of the month ends up a whole dollar amount? With a 0 at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

game shows, reality shows

I've been watching back-to-back episodes of one of my favorites, THE AMAZING RACE, which I wrote about on my travel-blogue. Among game shows, I like the ones I can play along with like JEOPARDY, and WHEEL OF FORTUNE, though I no longer watch them at home as I don't invest in commecial television.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Family Memories

Who are your favorite fictional families? My favorites-- The Bennets The Ingalls The Addams Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Pommes-de-terres... taters... po-tay-toes...

I bake them on cool mornings, a 5lb bag at a time, then use them over a week or more. Potato salad, baked potato cut up and heated with butter and a dash of teriyaki sauce, fried potato with eggs and vegies... What are your favorite potato recipes? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 20, 2018

Penny games

I got over the dissection of posting and pennies pretty much after the first months of blogiting, but some things still mystify me or at least get my attention. My writing brings in usually a few dollars per month, and by 'few' I mean less than $5 worth. I consider a $5 month pretty good. Summer has... Sign in to see full entry.

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