Self had her first It’s It in decades. She went to the library and checked out a new book: Katherine Addison’s The Witness for the Dead (Surprisingly… Read more “Detective Sergeant Tanya Fuller”
Tag: desserts
SquareOdds #21: Cheeky Brits
Tomorrow is the last day of the SquareOdds Challenge. It has been so much fun. Thank you, Becky for dreaming up The Squares Challenge! Here are some… Read more “SquareOdds #21: Cheeky Brits”
Monday Read: THE FILIPINOS: PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE, by Manuel D. Duldulao
p. 13: “the past comes rushing back . . . ” On election day, in full view of more than 700 foreign and local journalists, and millions… Read more “Monday Read: THE FILIPINOS: PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE, by Manuel D. Duldulao”
A Lexicon of Filipino Fruits and Vegetables (Just Because)
Bamboo shoots – labong Banana – saging Bottle gourd – upo Cabbage – repolyo Calamansi – calamansi Cashew nuts – Kasuy Cauliflower – koliflor Chickpeas – garbansos… Read more “A Lexicon of Filipino Fruits and Vegetables (Just Because)”
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: 2 Items
It’s a good day whenever self can participate in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. The week’s Fun Foto Challenge is 2 ITEMS OR THE NUMBER 2. Here are… Read more “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: 2 Items”
Adventure: The Durham Cathedral
Today, self: Nearly got hit by a red car in front of Hotel Indigo Had a chocolate cookie with a marshmallow garnish in the Cathedral’s Undercroft Cafe… Read more “Adventure: The Durham Cathedral”
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: WOOD
Another Cee Neuner Fun Foto Challenge! For the next few weeks, Cee asks us to take inspiration from a photograph. Here is the photograph for Week 3.… Read more “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: WOOD”
Things About the Magritte at the San Francisco MOMA
Self has seen it three times. The Magritte-themed food in the fifth floor café is so much fun: In the adjoining sculpture garden, you can pose in… Read more “Things About the Magritte at the San Francisco MOMA”
Bourdain: Ugly Crying
Not real. Not real. Not real. In celebration of food, community, and life, all the food pictures self can pull from her archives in 15 minutes: Cherries,… Read more “Bourdain: Ugly Crying”
More Rounded: Scythians at the British Museum and a Cake Decorated With Chocolate Flowers
So many grrreat examples of ROUNDED, everywhere self looks. First, this from the Scythian Exhibit at the British Museum (The special exhibit is 16.50 GBP, but the… Read more “More Rounded: Scythians at the British Museum and a Cake Decorated With Chocolate Flowers”
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