Sunday Brunch and The Egg Report

On Sunday morning, Brian and I got the first taste of the fruits of our labors – two small, perfect, super-fresh, homegrown eggs-over-easy.  In the pic, I am also cooking two egg mcmuffins for us, hence the sausage patties and large eggs that are cooking in the rings.  For comparison, the eggs in the rings are [...]

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I Happen to be a Soothsayer! A Prognosticator! I Can See Into the Future!

That’s right, you might as well go ahead and call me Merlin.  You may think I was quoting him from Disney’s Sword In The Stone (one of the best films of all time, IMHO) with my post title.  Ah, but no.  I was talking about myself.
You see, I have recently realized my own prophetic abilities.  [...]

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What’s That, JB? You’d Like To Die? I Could Probably Arrange That If You’d Like.

Well, folks, as you know, I’ve been away.  And, while I was off flitting around with birdies of a very different type (more on that later), my parents and brother were here at the old homestead, holding down the fort.  Our first day gone was all travel (airport delays and the like) and during one [...]

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Garden Successes, Garden Failures, & Still No Eggs

This year in the garden, like last year, is a bit of an experiment and will be fairly limited in its successes.  I am finally admitting that to myself.  I had grandiose dreams of giant, flourishing veggies gardens, and beautiful, lush landscaping.  But, in reality, that takes years of effort even in a small space… and we [...]

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Gentlemanly Behavior, Also, Dorothy is a Tease

I have much to cover in this post, but please know ahead of time that I am loopy on allergy medication so I might miss a few points or say something goofy.  I can’t be held responsible.  You see, growing up, I never had so much as an allergic sniffle.  Then I went to college [...]

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