Oddball Observations

 . . . they manage to get along. That's Jazz (on top of the headboard) and Blackwell (just below) enjoying a bit of cat nappage the ...

Though it has been known as Veterans' Day in the United States since the end of World War Two, the original name for this day of rememb...

The golden amulet hung from a chain of uneven pearls, glowing in the half-light as it lay there on the dark velvet in the jewel box. I sta...

One of the most misunderstood areas of culinary interest is, I think, that of Mexican food. I freely admit that the first time I was in th...

It looks dangerous, sort of like a huge storm coming in from the Southwest to cover us in snow or rain or mud or lava or . . or . . or . . ...

As I look around some of my favorite blogs it appears everyone is writing about Fall and colder temperatures either present or in the offing...

Who killed Cock Robin? Not I, says the coyote. Not I, says the farm dog. Not I, says the rattlesnake. Uh, me?  (Asks the farmer, wi...