Recipe: Baked Winter Squash Soup
I have tried many butternut squash soup recipes and never until now found one that I love. I had this recipe for the first time at last month’s ecumenical clergy association meeting.
Month: February 2012
Update on my Son’s College Applications
For those of you following the story of my son’s college application process, we have an update.
Book Review: Bright and Distant Shores
This interesting book was incredibly well written and I highly recommend it. I loved the depiction of the 1890’s in Chicago, and the breathlessly exotic excursion to the South Seas.
Photos of our Re-blooming Amaryllis
The amaryllis are re-blooming again; they never cease inspiring me to photograph them…
Photos of Danbury High School
Today I visited this high school in a district other than mine to pay for my son’s spring AP tests, since our town does not offer any.
My Birthday
Around the sun once more! I had a pleasant and low key birthday today, most of which was spent in my usual routine. However, I was indulged with a gougère…
Book Review: Strokes of Genius
This is the first book in the Strokes of Genius: the Best of Drawing series. I came across it when hunting in my library for
Today’s Photos of Glass Block
I couldn’t help but appreciate this wall of glass block in the library stairwell as well. And you wonder where ideas for abstract art come from?
Movie Review: The Artist
I enjoyed this movie even though I’ll only give it three stars. Maybe I was just glad to get out, but I found the premise of a largely wordless movie entertaining.
Recipe: Tofu with Shrimp and Vegetables
The spices in this are subtle; if you want it more spicy add some red pepper sauce
Groundhog Day Poem by Blog Reader
So Winter Passes:
Deep and deeper still,/
beneath the ragged elms and gnarled oaks,/
tangled roots as fingers lie knotted,/
entwined together as in prayer…
