I love making soup. Happy, sad, stressed or bored – making soup is comforting to me. It’s that anal part of my…

In twelve days, we will serve Italian food at the Urban Deli. Valentine’s Day – the annual highly anticipated evening of love…

Valentine’s Day 1989 was the first time that I cooked for Ralph. We had been dating for nine months, without me so much…

I totally get the whole ‘no other aircraft can be anywhere within a kazillion miles of Air Force One taking off or landing’. However, when…

Walking in the desert is very different from walking anywhere else. What appears  fairly close remains the same distance away after an hour of moving…

Researching where Ralph and I will eat while on vacation takes away all of my ‘must find the perfect grub’ stress. A couple of years…

Successfully traveling with your spouse requires boundless cooperation and a huge sense of humour. Who gets wedged beside Shrek on your flight?  Who gets…

Originally posted January 17, 2011 You either love blue cheese or you gag, if you come within twenty meters of it. Our…

Originally posted January 16, 2012 My Christmas tree is still decorated.The thought of taking it down and packing it away is enough…

I am now ready to put my head through a wall! I tried to move my blog to my own domain but could not…