Painted Doll
Aubrey is full grown, but so tiny that she seems like a kitten to us. And for lessons in friendship, you …
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On Smoking Weed Again After Thirty Years
I was always hopeless as a smoker. From infancy, I was opposed to tobacco use. Cigarette ads were banned from TV and radio …
Beulah, Peel Me A Fava
Is a fava bean worth peeling if it’s the size of an English pea?
Manu Sauvignon Blanc 2013
I have written in the past about my love for Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs. This one departs from the instantly recognizable …
Pyromancy
Pyromancy is telling the future from flames. And we can now predict with confidence that (in spite of the storyline in …
My Easter Basket
As a child, I loved a book called Lilies, Rabbits and Painted Eggs, by Edna Barth, with illustrations by Ursula …
Frank Gehry’s House for Jerome
Who’d have thought that an internationally acclaimed architect like Frank Gehry would design a dwelling specifically for a cat? But when …
Felinity
Up to my ears in work, I regretfully planned to drop my Friday posts for the time being. Then I realized: …
Robert E. Wood, or Why I Buy Art
When the Long Suffering Husband and I were in graduate school, we went to dinner at the home of a couple who …
Mance, You’re Such A Tease
A new Game of Thrones Season 5 teaser features Jon Snow rebuking Mance Rayder for uniting all the Wildlings, yet valuing his …
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