Happy Hallowe’en

Happy Hallowe’en

I’ve never embraced the spooky side of Hallowe’en. Perhaps that’s because my mother always dressed me as a clown. That’s me as a 3-year-old Chuckles. Sorry it’s so grainy. It’s taken from a 40-plus-year-old roll of 8mm film. For my Hallowe’en post, I debated reviewing 

A Hallowe’en bite-sized boast

A Hallowe’en bite-sized boast

I was going to post about Hallowe’en candy. Yawn… But then I learned that my Tuesday post for Accidental Hedonist made Reuters UK Lifestyle News. Go ahead. Click both links. You’ll see I’m not lying. I’d like to believe it’s my lively writing, but I’m 

Cure alls

Cure alls

When I was a child I had a very bad case of the mumps. Certain I wouldn’t survive, I lay on the couch and did my five-year-old best to contemplate death. I don’t recall any profound thoughts beyond “Ow, this really hurts.” At the end 

Squash and Maple Soup

Squash and Maple Soup

I am in debt to readers. Erik of Homemade Soup Recipes wondered if my Scottish Lentil Soup would taste good without onions. Confused by his question, I reviewed my recipe and realized I’d omitted a key ingredient. The single most popular post on my blog 

Double Dipping

Double Dipping

What do an Inuksuk and Balvenie Doublewood have in common? Normally not much. But this Inuksuk’s made of homemade shortbreads, a Scottish treat, and Balvenie is… well, if I have to explain you might as well stop reading. This is a not-so-subtle reminder to local 

Maple

Maple

We’re having a spectacular autumn here. The trees have turned every fall shade imaginable, from lemon yellow to bright pumpkin, rusty paprika to deep crimson. And when the sun catches them at the right angle, they look like they’re on fire. I’ve snapped a hundred 

Mission Accomplished

Mission Accomplished

The gratitude continues. Thanks to Phil, lead guitarist for Sack of Yams and fellow apple enthusiast, we got the heads up that our orchard of choice was overrun with Thanksgiving Day pickers. Good for the apple growers, bad for impatient people like me. Unwilling to 

Gone Apple Pickin’

Gone Apple Pickin’

For real this time. Others, who can be trusted with this kind of thing, called to confirm the orchard: has apples conducts apple picking is open today Chudleigh’s, here we come!

Flipper

Flipper

Yesterday I had Dana worried I was cooking up penguins. Anyone else wonder if I’d lost my locavore leanings as well as my mind? Looking back I realized I’ve posted a few odd animal shots this week. Continuing the trend and hoping to pass it