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Inside my little bubble

March 6, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: books, bread, climate change, guilt, leftovers

Valentines, Mardi Gras, Election Day, Lunar New Year – and what else?

February 22, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: #1 grandson, Chicago, eating out, museums

Lets just go all the way back ….

February 13, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

…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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: Chicago, elections, feeling of impending doom, live music, movies

Coldest Days of the Winter

January 24, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: baby boy's baby, Denver CO, memory, protest march, protests, winter

What the actual F?

January 17, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: fear and loathing, Happy New year

The creativity of dinner

January 1, 2026 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: cooking near misses, Happy New year, leftovers

Cookie Party 2025 report

December 23, 2025 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: baby boy's baby, cookie season, unexpected results

Cookie notes

December 13, 2025 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: cookie season, cooking flops

Thanksgiving and cookie season

November 29, 2025 by ds83473@gmail.com

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…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: baby boy's baby, cookie season, Thanksgiving

Failure to write

November 18, 2025 by ds83473@gmail.com

I had all the best intention to write sooner this time, but the best of intentions in Scottish, Robert Burns I think, “gang aft agley”. So now I think I have to try to remember my thoughts since November 5th. Good memory exercise. And oh, oops, even before November 5, all the way back to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog post Tagged: autumn food, baby boy's baby, Fall
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