It All Comes Back
John is a good old boy, and when he is clicking on all cylinders, he can do amazing things with wood. He's a finish carpenter and has been in the house all week. Well, actually, only since Wednesday,...
View ArticleScamp with Lump Crab and Pinon Couscous
It was a busy day. Buck and I were both running in opposite directions. But the fish I bought from Joe Patti's yesterday was on ice, and there was half a container of jumbo lump crab meat left from our...
View ArticleCommon Knowledge
June oyster.Belly-flopped all night long.Cruel acrobat.Oldtimers say "don't eat oysters in months without an R."I won't forget to remember that ancient wisdom again.
View ArticleWhen The Exercise Says "Write A Letter Of Warning"
Dear ___, I see it in your eyes: that intersection of inexperience, desire, insecurity and the innate power of being beautiful; an explosive cocktail. You’re going to be in situations that can lead...
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City of Free Hugs
This is a random view of New York City quickly snapped as we were ascending from La Guardia yesterday en route to an unexpectedly long layover at the Atlanta airport.The Delta flight left La Guardia...
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A Girl's Gotta Eat
An earthquake in Washington, D.C. Not now, Lord, please, we have a son and two granddaughters living in a high-rise in Alexandria, Virginia. Richard and Krista work in tall buildings, and Ariel an...
View ArticleTail End of a Longleaf Summer
I went walking at precisely the wrong time today. Noon. The sweltering sun at its zenith. And yet. Buck had taken a few minutes before lunch to work out on the weight bench. I was frustrated with my...
View ArticleThe Hours of No Power
Tropical Storm Lee gave us a little Hawaiian wave on his (or her?) way to disintegration, and knocked down power lines all over the county. From what I read in the blogosphere, power outages of...
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