I started writing this on Sunday when our crazy weather started. That day we had rain, slush, hail, ice pellets, rain again, then after dark it started to snow. The St. Patrick’s Day parade got cancelled and the Madison schools decided by around noon on Sunday to be closed Monday. Sunday afternoon it was so … [Read more…]
So, since the last time I wrote, we’ve gone to war along with Israel, attacking Iran. What a combo, Netanyahu and Trump. Though I’ve recently starting reading Heather Delaney Reese on Substack, and they talk a lot about what a wreck Trump is, physically and mentally, and that actually only makes him more dangerous, not … [Read more…]
A trip to Chicago for two nights instead of one. Valentines Day was a Saturday this year, kicking off the weekend. The followng Tuesday was Mardi Gras, the last day of carnival, and Election Day, and Lunar New year, the start of a couple of weeks of festivities for those who celebrate. Tuesday was also … [Read more…]
…about two weeks to the last time I wrote. January 25th, the weekend Alex Pretti got shot, when we were out in Denver. Here’s our last Sunday morning walk that trip, down the boulevard with lots of really big houses. And on the train pulling into the airport, Monday morning. Monday night when I got … [Read more…]
I’m in Denver where it’s about 10°. Back home in Madison it’s -10°. And in Minneapolis it was also about -10° this afternoon and they’re marching in the streets. We’re here visiting the grandkids. Here’s Callan, the newest one. Jasper at about the same age when I first started doing granny daycare at his house. … [Read more…]
I think the fabric of the universe has been rent asunder. The weather has been nuts – it can’t stay cold and keeps going up and down. On Monday it was in the 40s, up to 50° on Tuesday, then the wind rose and temperature dropped to the 20s by Wednesday morning and we got … [Read more…]
This one’s for everyone, including me, who cooks dinner most nights. And if you’re like me, I’m sure you sometimes wonder why you do it, but most of the time it’s just so ingrained that doubt hardly enters. Your internal monologue, like mine, is largely pondering what’s in the fridge, what can you make with … [Read more…]
I tried to give myself a nice long cookie season by scheduling the party on the late side, December 20th. But somehow life intervened and I still ended up with not enough time. I feel like I missed out on a bunch of stuff by staying home and baking. But that’s nothing new. Right now, … [Read more…]
This cookie season has been marked by lots of things coming out not quite right. By my (overly high?) standards, anyways. Let’s go through. Things started off OK with the jam stars and the lebkuchen. There’re plenty of jam stars, starring in their own video and the lebkuchen are nice and chewy and you can … [Read more…]
The 2025 jam stars in their first ever video. So far I’ve made the jam stars and the lebkuchen. And I tried out a new recipe for the cranberry pistachio slice & bakes. I think I’ll go with it. About 10 days ago, I made a pumpkin pie with a crumb crust using some chocolate … [Read more…]