It’s Not All Gracious Living Around Here

Hot dog parasites?  Miraculous operation of wind in hurricane?  Alien life form on plate?
Why, no!  It’s just a BoingBoing inspired menu item which delighted the hot-dog eating members of the family.  Except Little Sunshine, who is as opposed to all forms of food-mixing as any member of an ancient Israelite priestly caste could wish. 
I consider it a [...]

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Spring (Late and Tentative, But Still!)

I got my first flower of the season from Tuxedo Boy on Sunday.  Isn’t it amazing?  I love dandelions, and this one was especially remarkable–possibly because it was a sun-soaked afternoon, we were sitting out in the side yard under the big fir tree, and I had all the time in the world to look at [...]

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