by Peggy | Dec 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have to admit that I really like the whole idea about celebrating the arrival of the new year. That is to say, I don’t like the false joviality of a raucous New Year’s Eve party complete with ridiculous hats, noisemakers and the inevitable drunken...
by Peggy | Dec 24, 2011 | Good Thoughts
I find Christmas to be a bittersweet celebration for me. I suppose part of that comes from not having a family of my own. The other part comes from the idiotic pace of work that portends “the Holiday Season”! This year I caught myself wishing we could go...
by Peggy | Sep 23, 2011 | Good Thoughts, Good Wine
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and no, I am not referring to the back to school euphoria that has so many parents beaming with delight! With ripening almost complete in the vineyards and bird bangers echoing their sweet refrain in the countryside...
by Peggy | Aug 25, 2011 | Good Food
You say “tomayto”, I say “tomahto”…no matter how you pronounce it they are delicious at this time of year! I think that most of us would agree that there is nothing that can take the place of a vine ripened field tomato, preferably still...
by Peggy | Jul 28, 2011 | Good Food, Good Times
Earlier this week I had a near coronary, not from my excessive consumption of butter and my beloved whipped cream as some might suspect, but from the horrific realization that July is almost over. We are hitting the halfway point of glorious summer. By the weekend...
