Is that Fall? or Collapse? Listing . . .

Wow! It’s not officially arrived yet, but Fall is kicking my ass, schedule-wise, and it’s showing up right here. I’m letting an extra day or two lapsed between posts, and when I get to them,…

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Crab — Bait to Plate . . .

We’re still not done with that gorgeous chinook salmon my brother brought to last weekend’sfamily gathering.  After the leftovers were stripped of meat for the fishcakes, there was still head, skeleton, and odds ‘n ends…

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Simple Summer Pleasures

   It’s been busy ’round here. But we’re not just changing beds and cooking meals and washing dishes.  We’ve had some lively conversations, consumed numerous bottles of very decent wine, eaten some wonderful meals together,…

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House Guests, Bathtub Races, Birthdays — Summer’s Here!

Friday afternoon Daughter #3 arrived, Saturday morning two of her friends, Saturday afternoon another one, then Sunday morning her husband. Shortly after that, Daughter #1 unpacked, with her husband and our granddaughter, and we all…

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Summer? Is That Really You?

 We’ve had grey day after grey day after grey day here. We’ve tried to sympathize with the crazy heat toppling the rest of the country, but we haven’t had a day above 24 degrees Celsius…

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