Yesterday Scott packed up and left…after almost the whole summer at our house (yep..we’ll miss him, his chirpy “Good morning”‘s and his texts to announce imminent arrival at hours like 7:30 a.m…eek). Bathroom number two upstairs is complete… Yay! To review, as R would say, the first part of the summer produced bathroom #1: which […]
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Spaghetti With Garlic and Oil
This isn’t a cooking blog, but I really like to complete a thought. In 1996 Anna Thomas wrote an new updated version of the Vegetarian Epicure called “The New Vegetarian Epicure”…(sadly without any Julie Maas drawings…) in which she changed the emphasis of the early books on cheese and cream. These recipes ore delicious, fresh, […]
Zucchini Quiche
It’s that time of year…the time to get out your favorite zucchini recipes, in case an anonymous brown bag of zucchini has been left on your doorstep…! “Back in the day” (the ’70’s) I cooked a lot from a cookbook called “The Vegetarian Epicure” by Anna Thomas, because we loved the recipes, and because I […]
Beach weekend, and on…
Well the weekend began Friday morning with a quick trip through the…you know… then off to the beach. The weather was all over the place this weekend, providing us with many views, all beautiful, of Siletz Bay… and a variation on the usual sights…. We got out “Diploma” and “Diana”…our now almost 44 year old […]
Eggplant & Fresh Tomato Pasta
Here is the recipe inspired by Bill’s veggies…the perfect end of summer dish… 1 medium egg plant, peeled and diced 1/3 to 1/2 c. olive oil 2 cloves garlic peeled and cut in half lengthwise 1/2 red pepper diced (pancetta and 1 spicy sausage if you want to add some protein, which I did) Two […]
Beehive Wednesday…
Our little corner of the world was a beehive of activity today. Scott was here painting bathroom #2, R was at the computer, me packing the show up… and Bill putting in a new trellis to, number one…support a clematis with a fierce will to live, and, number two to hide the view of the […]
Tuesday Luncheon
Luncheon today was at our house…a reunion of sorts. Friend and former student Kent Lew came for a catch up visit while in Portland at a conference…far from his current home in the Berkshires. Kent graduated in 1985 and we’ve only seen him once since then. He was a talented artist, a good student, and […]
A Perfect Summer Day….
Somehow these last days of summer seem like little gems that have to be enjoyed from beginning to end…and this one was no exception…luncheon with friends on their terrace… with a nearby calming water feature… everything delicious…the house looking beautiful… but really it’s the view that is so wonderful… and the company…thanks friends. And when […]
Harry Widman at the Sovereign Collection….
Michael Parsons has taken over the Sovereign Collection Gallery (716 SW Madison, Portland), and is showing a nice selection of paintings, collages and assemblages by Portland artist Harry Widman. On Saturday Roger Hull, Widman’s biographer, and Bob Shotola (Harry’s long-time friend) were at the Gallery with Harry and quite a crowd of others to have […]
Friday Report…
Wow…busy week around here…but kind of a miscellaneous week to make a narrative out of… It WAS a week with ART in it though…Elizabeth, Alex and I spent two days in Corrie’s summer studio (a generous offer on Corrie’s part)…she the first artist in residence whereby the CCC gallery is turned into a big studio […]
On The Way 