Here’s batch 3 of dishes I’ve tried from Plenty: Sweet potato wedges with lemongrass creme fraiche Rating: Daughter: 4; Son: 3Note: loved the lemongrass flavor! Roasted squash with sweet spices, lime and green chile Rating: Daughter: 3.5; Son: 2Note: Daughter “This is an acceptable way to eat squash.” Tamara’s ratatouille Rating: Daughter: 4; Son: 3Note: […]
Living in a coastal town, fog has a funny way of changing the landscape. This morning at 5:30 I headed up the road for my hill repeats. The sky was clear showing the bright stars and the full white moon. When I turn around at the top of the hill, I see the view of
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez follows a Colombian family through seven generations. The story covers the founding of the town of Macando through the hurricane that destroys the town and family. I was most interested in the first two generations and the last two generations. Origin stories always intrigue me. Generation
On NPR’s Fresh Air, Dave Davies was interviewing Jill Tartar, the outgoing director of the Center for SETI Research. They were discussing the movie “Contact” based on Carl Sagan’s book when Dave asked if Jill had a favorite scene in the movie. Rather than a favorite scene, Jill had a least favorite scene which had
After our volunteer dog-walking on Saturday, Daughter asked if I had time so she could get some driving time in. Shock: one that she would want to get some driving time in, and second that she would want to hang out. We headed south on the freeway and we ended up in Carpinteria. Daughter asked
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