Category: Random Thoughts
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News from me
Hi folks! It’s Sunday night, and I’m procrastinating on laundry and getting ready for the workweek. So, I’m doing my favorite thing, writing a list. On the food front, we’ve been eating lots of simple meals at home from some of our old favorite recipes. I posted the recipe for this soup four years ago,…
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Brighter things
Thanks everyone, for your lovely comments on my whiney post. Today I’m focusing on happy things: I got to see my parents this weekend. They came to Austin to visit, and we had lots of good meals at the Catfish Parlour, Jorge’s, and Galaxy Cafe. My not-so-good meal at Kerbey Lane Cafe (which was to…
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Heartbroken
So much sadness lately… so many tragedies, some major, some minor. It’s such a foul Monday. My dad’s brother passed away yesterday. I didn’t know him well, and we weren’t close at all. But I worry about my dad, who has lost three brothers in the past few years. Gourmet magazine is closing. It was…
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Hello, September!
Hooray, we made it through that grueling, ferocious, steaming hot month that is August! It helped a lot to have a trip to Hawaii there in the middle of it. I must remember that for next year. I am so happy that it’s September. September means school supplies and plaid, falling leaves and apples, the…