Category: family
News Round-Up
Okay, the week has been massively mad — more than usual? Oh I don’t know! — and I feel like I am scrambling just to be caught up on something. Or maybe I’ll just distract you with this li’l doggie from CuteOverload. So… cute…! Yesterday Steve and I took the tour around Albany, going to…
Visiting the Vanderbilts
We headed over to the Vanderbilt place to check out how the other half lives (of course, at this point, it’s not so much the “other half” as the super-rich 1%), but first we stopped to fortify ourselves at the diner. I had a terrific burger cooked just the way I liked and everything was…
With my Brothers
Buck, the most good-natured dog in the world, supervises the process, while Robert makes the dough, Steve explains why rutabagas are always a bad idea and then the final product appears: mmmm, fresh pasties straight from the oven — yum!
With Buzz and Bertie at the Veep’s
What dog doesn’t love having gutted soft toys balanced on his head? If Buzz didn’t like ripping their guts out so much, he’d have more to chew on… Robert relaxes by the pool: sort of. As close as I get to “sunbathing” Despite this look, he made me some very fine meals including marinated steaks…
Into the West
There will be a wrap up of my trip to PCA and the visit to my folks in New Mexico soon. In the meantime, enjoy the quiet.
Good Reads and Bad Food
I finally joined up with Goodreads. In addition to Library Thing, it’s one more place to help spread the word about my books and connect to readers and other writers. Do let me know if you have an account on either site. Last Monday I had lunch with Robert at the West Taghkanic Diner. He…
Ring Ring Goes the Bell
Classes begin tomorrow; as usual, I face that fact with a mixture of anticipation and dread. Just like the students, I prefer to be on holiday. Every new semester makes me wonder if I know what I’m doing. Birthday boy Robert (Happy Birthday, again!) says the same thing he always says, “Make them stand on…
A Sucker for Writer Docos
I saw this one last summer: it’s not available on DVD, but it is in pieces on YouTube. Fascinating clan, the Waughs. I’d hate to be a female in the family. I suppose neglect might be better than active hatred and scorn, but I’m not sure. Must look for a doco on Charlotte Brontë. In…