Wasted Effort

by | Nov 20, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me

I snuck some beets into pizza sauce. Hidden under toppings and cheese they slipped under the beetdar. A week later I served the same sauce as topping for pasta and the eldest indigene caught on: “this is blood red and sweet.” He set down his fork; this...

Rock Brussels

by | Nov 25, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me

After the first freeze Brussels sprouts turn even more delicious. Not so much that just anybody will eat them. I’m glad they don’t, because the boss and I can tear through what six or seven plants produce with no trouble whatsoever. Brussels sprouts are...

Chicken rustling

by | Nov 27, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me

The Canterbury Tales includes a few stories that reward the careful reader. They’re hardly “ROFL” type laughing, but by the time you’ve waded through the new vocabulary, figured out how to pronounce the Middle English and looked up a few of the...

The Art of the Muddle

by | Nov 8, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows

Last week, I missed loads of things that matter, because I was busy with other things that matter (mostly, I’d describe last week as busy with an other thing that mattered: triage of the one parent with four kids while the dear husband and co-parent was out of...