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Waitress as VP
I discovered a diner in lower Manhattan that will now be my favorite breakfast eatery when I’m in New York. Smack in the middle of a very trendy area of cafes, bistros and food markets, not to mention boutiques, this … Continue reading
The viability of Slow Food
We’ve been spending a few days on Vancouver Island, which is a center of Slow Food in Canada. Between lovely walks along one of the many bays, inlets and spits, we’ve idled time away in desultory conversation with locals on … Continue reading
Salad Days
Oh, we are in the midst of some gorgeous late summer weather. Finally. Here in the Pacific Northwest we’ve had a dud of a season, with many unseasonably muggy, gray, rainy, cold days and not days like these, sheer perfection … Continue reading
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Mad Men and Food
It took getting past a lot of resistance to watching TV, but we finally succumbed to the hype and watched — marathon style — the first season of “Mad Men”. In every sense, it is an accomplished drama. The trapped, frustrated … Continue reading
Obama
Four years ago, our Kerry-Edwards lawn signs were repeatedly stolen. We tried placing them farther from the street, up close to the front door. We put American flags alongside the “Veteran for Kerry-Edwards” sign. We pasted them high up a … Continue reading
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