Castle Rock 2013 Sauvignon Blanc
Castle Rock has an interesting business model: Castle Rock buys grapes from approximately 40 grape growers, all renowned for their …
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Madame Ovary: The Hysterical Literature Project
Trust me to discover something cool online by reading a paper mag. But it was in Vanity Fair that I read …
Sword Dance 21: Flesh Of My Flesh Thou Art
The shoveling of snow by men is a whole topic of its own, and one I find fascinating. It can be fatal. …
The Return of the Daisies
And the return of me. I should be back from my travels soon and I’ll reply to any comments I’ve …
Bibliophilly
Recently I had the pleasure of perusing old books and special collections in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and …
Sword Dance 20: Enchanting Ravishment
This week I have “zombie posts,” as I’m out of town. I don’t know yet whether I’ll have internet… A …
The Indelible Beauty of Omar Sharif
He’s been on my mind lately. One of the sadder phenomena of aging is that when you get close to …
A Vegetarian Visits XIX Philadelphia
Ever since I did the research for Opération Séduction, I longed to visit Philadelphia so that I could eat in …
Sword Dance 19: Over Wrath Grace Shall Abound
The contents of libraries are rapidly migrating to the digital format. Now you can access collections of Greek inscriptions online, …
Kitten Season at the Shelter
Aren’t these the sweetest little babies? Why not visit your shelter and adopt a kitten today? Or bring them a …
Linnet Moss 