A bunch of stuff, and Christmas.

As 2009 draws to a close, I have decided to ask myself  “what did I learn this year?”. My first thought is, I should have done this before all the boozy Christmas parties of the last week or so, as now as large portion of the memory section of my brain is missing in...

A good wine/food match…..

I had a great wine and food match last week…..or should that be a food and wine match…..not sure…. I made a Risotto consisting of chicken, the odd asparagus spear, a few peas, a squeeze of lemon and some herbs (fresh, not dried Patrick).  I would...

California dreamin’

Just got back from a whirlwind 3 days of intensive wine and food sleuthing in Napa & Sonoma.  The weather was lovely and the landscape golden with the grapevines in resplendent hues of gold, orange and red.  The purpose of the trip was to take a peak at a few...

Reporting from the worksite!

As a feline who likes to think of himself as almost human – well in the romance department at least, I have to say I have really begun to wonder about this non-stop earth moving.  Everyday seems to be another mystery in litterbox construction or rodent warfare. ...

Traditions…and taking a moment to celebrate!

This fabulous weather has been a welcome development at our construction site.   Our framer Dan and his side kick Ray (the two are like characters out of an old Western – Dan is the front man while his side kick Ray says not a word) have finally been able to put the...