Cable Me This

My Grammie J is British. I think I’ve mentioned that a time or two. She loves tea and knitting and all things English — although she’s lived in the US so long she doesn’t even maintain the accent. (Although she does proudly maintain her UK...

Shaken, Not Stirred

{Sweet Lord — Bond is a great conversation piece! From your comments I discover I am in the minority. Many of you would rather curl up next to Sean Connery. Who knew?} A bit of photographic evidence from the Bond Birthday Bash: Isn’t the birthday boy...

Weekend Update: Chocolate Dipped 007

I hit the Glendale chocolate festival yesterday with O. His photos are pretty remarkable considering the fest was essentially a dozen tents, a lot of chocolate and a dastardly amount of inappropriate eating. I think he managed to capture just about everything worthy...

Soul of the Carrot

Have you read Michael Pollan’s latest essay about the state of gastronomy in the US? It’s called Unhappy Meals and is worthy of the 16-page printout. {Pollan also authored Omnivore’s Dilemma, which I took to heart.} If you like to eat and wonder why...