Author: doug

Who was the first person who said, “Hey, those flowers over there… I wonder what their stamens taste like?”

Subtle fall decoration, or happy accident? These two small pumpkins were sitting on the grass strip between the sidewalk and a busy road.

…is the kind who leaves bags of exotic, small batch coffee on your desk.

…for pasta. A good way to use up a lone extra beet from Thanksgiving.

As in some previous years, our cherry tree is not quite sure what to make of the fall weather.

The mice have gotten into the cheese!

Using up the other half of puff pastry from last February’s Wellington to encase some lamb leg, also with a spinach blanket like the beef, with extra garlic this time as befits lamb. The small marrow bone is in the button on the left.

We made homemade oreos today.

Lis took a chance on this Cat Igloo on buy-nothing, and our kitties are unsure. Ferrous gave it a good try today though.

This trick-or-treater has a very realistic squirrel costume, and got started pretty early to score a full-sized peanut butter cup.