The pickle project is currently underway! Right now, I have four quart jars simmering while the seasoning broth is boiling down. I’m a bit surprised that the 26+ pounds of daikon only produced a gallon of pickles, but there...
When I was younger I always looked forward to my birthday – I think most everyone did. These days, however, it’s just adding +1 to a number and new aches and pains. That said, yesterday was a pretty good...
53 today… Time Stand Still I turn my back to the windTo catch my breath before I start off againDriven on without a moment to spendTo pass an evening with a drink and a friendI let my skin get...
We did go to the city yesterday and didn’t get back until late, so I didn’t have time to write. This is a hectic week – birthday tomorrow (another run to the city for dinner), Jeep repair on Thursday,...
Well, we didn’t go to the city today, and it is all related to a communication breakdown. I assumed the plan was set when first discussed, but we all know what happens when you ASS-U-ME. We now plan to...
Man the hits just keep coming, don’t they? Today it’s Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime from The Transformers, who has passed. His “death” already traumatized me once… in 1986. The old farts (and some younger nerds) know...
What the hell? We concluded this round’s rule of three for celebrity deaths, right? Apparently not, we also have to say goodbye to Tim Curry – taken to satisfy Death’s ravenous hunger. Or, perhaps, Hell just needed one of...
Well there it is, number three – Dolly Parton. I just knew another death was around the corner, but Dolly was a national icon. I really can’t say I was into her music, but I also can’t deny her...
The weekend trip was amazing! The drive to Bozeman wasn’t too long, about 3 hours, and passed fairly quickly. We arrived with time to have a nice dinner and get to bed not obscenely late, though we did leave...
While I didn’t start the pickling yesterday, I did look for the recipe. I was in a panic for a bit because I couldn’t find it in my recipe box. It was somewhere around here as I had made...