Author: Charmian Christie

Baby Boa Constrictor

Baby Boa Constrictor

After my struggle with yesterday’s video, I’ve decided a nice low-tech gadget review is in order. The only thing digital about this puppy is a good grip. It works in seconds. No waiting for files to upload and convert. No unexplained jumps or abrupt endings. 

Baby Boa Constrictor

Baby Boa Constrictor

After my struggle with yesterday’s video, I’ve decided a nice low-tech gadget review is in order. The only thing digital about this puppy is a good grip. It works in seconds. No waiting for files to upload and convert. No unexplained jumps or abrupt endings. 

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 23 – Father’s Day Edition)

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 23 – Father’s Day Edition)

It’s Father’s Day, and so The Three Sisters gather to turn the barrel. After all, darling Dad shouldn’t lift a finger on his special day. But there’s a problem. There’s only one barrel and three of us. Robin says, “I should do it. I’m the 

Devil in a Red Velvet Dress

Devil in a Red Velvet Dress

I’m sitting on my bed eating the last slice(s) of frozen birthday cake. I’d stashed a few slivers of my ultra-rich devil’s food cake in the freezer in case I had a “chocolate emergency.” Guess what? For me, blogging about carob constitutes a two-slice chocolate 

Carob is for the dogs

Carob is for the dogs

I loathe carob with the white hot passion of a thousand blazing suns. Ignore the fact I haven’t let carob pass my lips in four decades. My aversion is purely emotional. Maybe carob tastes good. Maybe it doesn’t. And I’m not about to find out. 

Haiku Kitchen

Haiku Kitchen

I wrote my ode to blu tack before I knew about the Haiku Diaries. In this daily blog two authors, Rachel Dickinson and Jenna Schnuer, write about their lives, and readers post comments — all in haiku. I normally don’t like poetry, but there’s something 

Being a Good Culinary Sport

Being a Good Culinary Sport

I am either exceptionally gullible or way too accommodating. It’s stinking hot outside and I’m baking hockey skates. No really. Andrew’s skates are sub par and an extremely generous friend gave him these top-of-the-line Mission S500s. How fancy are these? Eight hours before you use 

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 22)

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 22)

Last week’s bout with the angel might have stopped the whisky loss, but wasn’t the end of our problems. Seems that without the angel’s protection and blessing, we’re vulnerable to the fiendish mischief of barrel blight. Fortunately, we know a wizard who goes by the 

Roasting Results – Round One

Roasting Results – Round One

Murphy, tried to make an appearance during coffee roasting, but we sent him packing. When prolonged use began to melt the cover on the hot air popper, we simply removed it. When the beans unexpectedly swelled to twice their size and began to overflow, we