Faux gras
Well, mama is reading this book about a little town in the Perigord where one of the specialties is foie gras and lots of small producers make what, according to the book, is...
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WOW, those guys are something else!!! I’m so proud of these American warriors. The shooting happened just before 6pm in the last carriage of the train, which was carrying...
Smarty Cat (and Doggy)
Well, piggies may go to market but this little kitty went to school! I think it’s great that a school adopts a smart kitty to be its mascot, sort of. And how nice that...
A Laughing Matter
Mama and papa are always telling me really funny jokes! What? Hey, I like to laugh, that’s...
Dog Blog
HAH, Loulou finally acknowledged that we EXIST! This little Mya loves kitties…she is gazing adoringly at ME. Well, I’ve been thinkin…it occurs to me that sometimes,...
Thanks and Giving
MY picture on the box, right? And I’m talkin’ turkey here (but not that November feathered gobbler kind). Well, mama did some drawings for a dear friend who lives in...
Faux Food Fights
Don’t be fooled!!! That kitty wouldn’t know a cherry tomato if it bit him! Well, I’ve been thinkin’. Mama feeds me right on time every day, morning and...
When The Pressure’s On
Low affect High affect Maybe kitties have low affect, the external expression of emotion attached to ideas or mental representations of objects or events. Kitties are so cool...
Mellow-zane (mellow zahn eh)
Ha, ha, ha, well, that’s a little word-play on melanzane, which is eggplant in Italian and since this vegetarian recipe is made with those things, whatever they are (are...
Squashed
Well, I promised you the recipe for Tian de Courgette (see above) and so I will follow through today, but are you wondering just a little bit about today’s photo? Well, a...
Vege Out
Or in, as the case may be with mama searching frantically for vegetarian recipes for the step-grandkids because she wanted to cook for them during their week-long stay. (Is that...
Coraggio!
The courageous crew of the Fiorillo with rescued migrants Let’s hear it for the Italians, once again!!! And the Irish and others. Five men have been charged with illegal...
Breaking Habits
Well, as I have mentioned before, adaptation and flexibility are mama’s favorite words, especially now that she is…er…shall we say…not 40 any longer. So when several family...
Cujo, Dog or Cat?
Meow… Well, I’ve just read Mousebreath’s interview with Cujo, the Kitty, star of blogs and books, and I thought it might be fun to let you in on a little story...
Far From the Madding Cloud
Time to relax Well, I’ve been thinkin’…What if, for one whole week, we shut our computers, turned off our cell phones, and had to entertain OURSELVES? I don’t...
Wind-ing Down
Me, winding down… That’s a double entendre, by the way, whatever that is. Wind as in air, wind as in ending, get it? Well, I don’t. I’ve been thinking....
Brick Walls
Here’s what I think of all those guys trying to undermine Obama’s climate change solutions! Well, they are at it again. The rampant Republicans are beginning to TRY...
Feeding Frenzy
Hey, they all look happy enough, no? And fed (note: empty plates) Well, I’ve been thinking. Having guests is really fun but there is always the food to think of and when...
Morning Moules
Moules left for the day’s lunch menu. Fresh produce to go with them… Well, mama was out taking her walk with papa and this little ville is best in the early morn...
Special Post on Cecil the Lion
Thanks to It’s Noodle.com, mama and I received this video about Cecil, the lion, and the DENTIST who paid 35,000 to kill one of the most beloved creatures in a Zimbabwe...
Currying Flavor
I told you I’d get snuggled by the visitors. This is only the beginning… I think I may have used that title before but what the heck. Mama is making a shrimp curry...
Cello, Straight Up, With A Twist
Well, I just discovered 2Cellos, thanks to a friend and all I can say is HERE THEY ARE! I think this will keep you occupied for todays blog. And have fun. Mama is rolling on...
Go Gently Into That Goodnight
Sushi on the stair Well, this is not easy to talk about, but mama saw a kitty up for adoption on a blog—an older kitty who had been 12 years with a family and the couple divorced...
Out of Africa
Fermenting injera–notice paw print on left; haha, just kidding. Well, I’ve been watching mama make injera, which is an African bread, Ethiopian, actuallyl,...
Visitors
NO SEA FOR ME! Well, I’m pretty tickled because we’re about to have several family members here in our little town and also nice friends of theirs and ours and...
Trump Card
So would you vote for this guy? Hmmm…I’ve been thinking; what rhymes with Trump? Frump, clump, grump, hump, lump, mump, plump, slump, sump, rump, stump, thump, and...
Better Reception or The Art of Receiving
the The neighbor’s smaller tomatoes and fresh tomato soup (with shrimp salad) Well, mama says she is just not good at this. I, on the other hand, could teach her all about...
Unlucky Lindy
Yes, a hero, but with so many other facets… Well, I’ve been thinking. Mama just finished her book, a biography of Charles Lindbergh, and she is walking around huffing...
Random Rage
I can’t believe what happened in a little town nearby. Well, you won’t belive this but a young woman, a marginale, as she is called in France, someone without a home...
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Is this a beautiful squash plant or not? But can you see squash? NO WAY, JOSE. Oh, well, I guess I have to take up my place under the bed because that mother turtle is banging...