Once a Southerner, always a Southerner
Revisiting the South We have been lucky in this life to have traveled around the world and to have lived in different parts of it. But no matter how old …
Time to get off the fence
The image above shows an American flag hung upside down to signal dire distress by employees at Yosemite National Park on 22 Feb 2025. Image credit: Joyce Vance on Substack. …
Our Guide to Lisbon Restaurants
We’ve added a new travel guide page here on the site. Read on for details about “Our Lisbon Restaurant Guide”.
Book report: “My Life In France” by Julia Child
I recently read Julia Child’s book “My Life In France”. Here’s my review.
Persimmon salad…almost
Mary found a great recipe for a salad with persimmons and halloumi cheese – two things we had never tried.
OhSh*t, It’s Not Gonna Fit!
We had to make some modifications to our kitchen when we bought a new refrigerator, but we got a big surprise on delivery day.
What is a “palouse”?
At first we thought the Palouse looked like an alien planet, but now it’s an ever-changing backdrop to where we live.
Now we have a project
We are getting settled in Lewiston, Idaho, and have made a couple major decisions, one of which started a major project.
A brief encounter at Heathrow
On our way back to the US from Portugal, we had an interesting encounter in the security area at London Heathrow airport.
Impressions of Ljubljana
We visited the enchanting city of Ljubljana, Slovenia, where we saw dragons, listened to music, and enjoyed some wonderful food.
