Wednesday, January 15, 2020

A MAN

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on this date in 1929.



He was a man who knew how to draw a crowd.


He said:

 "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness."

He would have been 91 today.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

LAZY


Our "rent-a-cat" enjoying a nap on my messy unmade bed this morning.

Saturday, January 11, 2020

NEARLY SILENT SATURDAY

Photo on my street, actually taken this past Thursday.


The clouds brought a bit of snow.

Friday, January 10, 2020

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

Hello again.

One instruction today: don't anyone comment with "OK Boomer".

I just learned what it means.

You fellow seniors, just Google it.

It snowed here last night so let us begin with . . .












And on that cheery note, I shall bring this period of hilarity to a close with the advice to all of you to enjoy yourselves and have a spectacular weekend.

And always remember to keep laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

(ooooooh, now that's a bit snarky)


Thursday, January 9, 2020

FRENCH APPLE CAKE

One of the blogs I follow is that of David Lebovitz, the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse restaurant in California and for a number of years now an expatriate in Paris.

He brings not only the taste of Paris but the tastes of French cuisine, most often as interpreted by an American.

He wrote on his blog about another American living in Paris, Dorie Greenspan, and her recipe for a French Apple Cake.

The recipe looked simple enough for an amateur home cook like me so yesterday I tried it.



It turned out well and I had a wee slice of it last night after dinner.


With a splash of whipped cream it was pretty darned good, if I do say so myself.

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

THROWBACK THURSDAY (ON WEDNESDAY)


Back in the day when I was skinny, had dark hair, a reddish beard.

Sometime in the late 1980's in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Gadfrey!

That's over 30 years ago!

Check out that computer and that monitor with green letters on a black screen.

Would it have been a Commodore 64?

I can't remember.

But I remember that cat.

Our beloved Chulapay (Mexican slang for Cutie Pie).

She loved the warmth from that lamp.

I was, as usual, into a vodka and water it appears.  

What you can't see is my ashtray and pack of cigarettes.

Ah, those were the days.

I had lunch yesterday at the Pie Place with a couple of colleagues from my days in Phoenix television news.

After hearing many of the tales of our rollicking times, I said then and I say now as I look at the photo above, "How in hell did we survive to our present old age?"

It's a mystery.

Monday, January 6, 2020

IS IT REALLY MONDAY?

We went on a shopping trip today.

Costco and Trader Joe's.

Dinner tonight: Lobster Bisque, Croissants, Kalamata Olives, way too much Pinot Grigio.

How old must we get to learn the wickedness of our ways?

Never mind.

Our tummies and our faces are happy.