There and Back Again 5: Dutch Landscape
What do we travel for? To see thrilling art, to eat new foods and drink interesting beverages. But above all, it’s to see. We yearn
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There and Back Again 4: Van Gogh
I’m afraid Vincent Van Gogh is a major marketing icon in his birthplace. When Pokemon is doing a version of you, then you are unquestionably
There and Back Again 3: Ships!
The Netherlands is founded upon shipping and trade, so there are some very creative vessels to be seen around Amsterdam. Admire this extraordinarily modern and
There and Back Again 2: Amsterdam
I warned you, did I not? that our travels last autumn were convolute? In my last post I was in Kansas City, MO, attending the
There and Back Again 1: Ain’t No Place Finer Than Kansas City
I spent the latter months of 2023 on the road, and only now do I have a chance to blog about it. We had a
Dating Sweeney Todd
I saw you! You’re thinking about Tinder, and Bumble, and swiping left or right. I am far more pure-minded than that! Have you never wondered
Extreme Creativity: Suction Cups And Spray Paint
I waled to the Scraps store, confident that I could find something to become suction cups on tentacles made out of pool noodles. And have
Extreme Creativity: The Return of the Tentacles!
I do not live in a domicile that allows for spray painting, alas! So when I drove down to Brookings, OR to fetch my cat
Extreme Creativity: Tentacles Part 2
Behold, pool noodles carved into tentacles, flourished by my grandson! Now I want to spray-paint them. But foam and spray paint don’t mix — the
Extreme Creativity: Tentacles Part 1
In my family, every generation kicks up one wild card and only one. Everyone else is an engineer or in finance or the army —
In a Weird World War
I try not to say yes to everything. So many anthologies appear, and nobody could contribute to them all. When Weird World War 3: China
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 7: Please, Sir, Can I Have More?
The Victorians adored gruel so much that the variations were endless – rice, flour, arrowroot, groats (a mixture of grains), cornmeal, toast, sago. It was
Feeding Your Invalid in the 19th Century 6: Gruel
When we think of godawful 19th century food, gruel comes immediately to mind. Remember Grace Poole bringing the mess to a boil in the attic