Musings on wine, food, recipes, restaurants, and other topics
The writing community on Twitter is incredibly supportive and fun. On Fridays, a group of them posts “flash fiction,” stories of 1000 words or less, for critique and commentary. This is part seven of my serial flash Always a Bridesmaid, also featured at The Penny Dreadful, a website for flash fiction. For the first parts, …
I’m married to a younger man, if you count him being born 13 days after I was as “younger.” My birthday was at the end of February, and since it’s Lent, I can’t eat meat on Fridays. However, according to Catholic rules, which, as we know, may or may not make logical sense, we can …
Sometimes trying a new restaurant can be like going on a first date. I hadn’t thought about this before, particularly since I haven’t been on a first date in 14+ years. Yes, Hubby has been putting up with me for that long even though we’ve only been married for a little over five. But we …
I’ve written about blind tastings and how they make me nervous before. It’s not that I don’t like them, it’s just that I like to be right, and to be honest, my blind tasting track record isn’t that good. Here’s one way to think about it: remember those vocabulary tests from grade school? For the …
Once again, the deadline monster has been stalking me. The darn thing’s getting sneaky! Hence the delay in posting this week’s installment of “Always a Bridesmaid.” For parts one through five, check out the More Fiction section of my web site. VI. To Sleep… Tiffany shuffled the deck of cards, their edges soft and worn …
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Famous Drunk Guys post, so what better way to get back to it than with one of my favorite composers, Frederic Chopin? Name another composer besides maybe Liszt who, when played right, makes women want to swoon, cry, and make love all at the same time. One …
Last Wednesday, Hubby and I attended the “Grain vs. Grape” dinner at The Marlay House, formerly known as The Grange (same owners, new name). The four-course meal was paired with either beer or wine for $38, or you could have both for an extra $10. I chose wine, Hubby beer (shocker, I know). Irish Sausage …
After giving Tiffany a whole section two weeks ago, I felt it was time to return to Toby’s part of the adventure. Those of you familiar with obscure (e.g., non-Protestant) apocryphal Bible literature may be starting to get an inkling as to what story this is VERY loosely based on. It’s been a long, strange …
Ugh, I hate the current trend to combine couple names with cutesy abbreviations. “Brangelina” — bite me (or each other). “TomKat” — cult favorite. “Those freaky-looking Twilight kids.” Okay, that’s not a couple combination name, but they’re still annoying. So I approached the idea of “Cal-Itals” with much hesitation. If you’re wondering, they’re Italian grapes …
Don’t you love living in Georgia, where one weekend it’s snowing, and the next it’s gorgeous and near 70? I’ve gotten snowed under with a major work-related deadline as well as a couple of writing-related ones, so that’s why I haven’t posted over the past few days. Don’t worry, next week we’ll get back to …