The Regular Table
Question 16: What is your favorite Christmas / holiday sound? Raised glasses clink against each other accompanied by exultant declarations. “To us! To the future. To everything!” The details of the...
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Morning came softly, creeping in between raindrops, oozing around the windows and doors as cracks of light. The sky isn’t blue, but cloudy lavender, the air is cold and fat with moisture. Will it rain?...
View ArticleLicorice
I’ve always loved licorice, and its flavor-cousins, anise and fennel. Maybe this is because my Italian grandmother got me hooked on Stella D’oro anisette toast when I was a small child, or maybe it’s...
View ArticleSmells like Black Phoenix
My good blog-buddy Janet mentioned some really intriguing perfumes a while ago in her blog. She shares my love of all things Snape, and comments were made that if he made perfume, he’d have made these....
View ArticleFlash
Sick with a major cold that has settled in my ears and throat now, I spent yesterday curled up in bed with dogs and tea, alternately napping and surfing the web from my trusty laptop. At times, I...
View ArticleLucky
I spent the day puttering on the computer. Never got around to making the turkey soup I’d planned to make – didn’t feel up to it. Was freezing until ten minutes ago when I woke up sweating. But I’m...
View ArticlePink Frosting
Pink frosting on yellow cake was the order of the day today immediately following mass. We were marking the retirement of Deacon Claire and the leaving of our organist and choir director, Clyde, and...
View ArticleHappy New Year
If my title is less than original tonight / this morning, at least the sentiment is sincere. We spent the evening hanging out at ComedySportz where I was NOT on the liners, but came just to help out....
View ArticleBe it Resolved
I’ve never been one for posting lists of resolutions. Witness my post from December, 2004, in which I said: o, just as I’ve tried to make it a rule that I do at least one productive thing every day,...
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Tradition, Tradition
From the Cafe Writing December Project: List seven traditions – big or small – that you and your family observe. You don’t have to explain them, but it’s more fun for readers if you do. * * * * * As...
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