May 18, 2012

WeekendSol

Lots of sun, son this weekend. Ben Piccata. RecipeDetours.com.

Taking time out from Facebook, still think it has jumped the shark. How to monetize the advertise to thirteen year-olds? Any money to be made has been. Spanish banks out of pesos. Uh, Euros. Jamie Dimon cannot intervene in every trade. Get real. They take like a nano- second. Joshua voted out, finally. Could never stand his screeching. Love Phillip ‘Cocker’. Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation collection has moved to rave reviews. 

Elaine’s landmark on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is sorely missed and no replacement has yet been found. Wish I could buy it. Those were the days.

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May 17, 2012

RainyRead

Lazed by a cozy fire on the porch during a stormy evening deluge to finish Anne Korkeakivi’s An Unexpected Guest. This short novel takes place on one day in the life of Clare, the American wife of a British diplomat. They are living in Paris at the end of his posting there. A successful dinner party on this particular night will be vital to his next promotion. Clare’s past clashes with a series of sudden surprises during this 24 hours as she prepares for the all-important event. Her obsessions with an old boyfriend and youthful sins are out of balance with compelling priorities of her family in the present. Worth a sunny read. 3 Stars.

What’s in your cupboard? Recipes from Carol’s kitchen. Hadley Grass. 

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May 15, 2012

WeekDayTrek

On a respite before the next rain, enjoyed a weekday side trek. Meandering up Route 5, we happened upon School Street in Hatfield, Massachusetts, where we found an Old Mill Inn and Pioneer Valley Vineyard. Little vineyards are cropping up along the Connecticut River. Will it be the next Napa? Not with our typical winter weather. Some varietals can do well here as in upper New York State.

We continued southeast past our Atkins Farm fave to Andrew’s Nurseries in South Amherst. Lots of garden goodies. In search of a sundial or artwork for our old oak stump as a pedestal. This photo in Hatfield, too. Not bad for a Monday.

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May 14, 2012

AntieGlo

It’s what my college roommate from Westchester called my Aunt Gloria. No. That’s not it. Ants! They took the glow out of our modem. After days of intermittent internet service, we discovered their new residence. Gross.

Last night’s MadMen episode. Didn’t get the DarkShadows allusion except for obvious foreshadowing that started weeks ago. Betty is still fat, though.

AntiGlobalBanking. Until regulators are hired with the same quant skills as traders, get compensated at least as well, and have cross-border reach, Jamie Dimon, Congress, Obama- nobody can change Wall Street! Broken record alert. How many times do I have to say it?

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May 10, 2012

MamaDia

April Summer. Soggy May. Supposed to be a sunny Mother’s Day. Once a year we celebrate Moms. Like Valentine’s Day. Don’t get why there’s one day a year that obligates spouses and children to recognize us for stuff we love doing anyway.

Author Jay McInerney has a new book out about wine, A Hedonist in the Cellar. He was reminiscing about ordering his first bottle as a young man. A lovely 70′s staple, Mateus Rose impressed his date at The Log Cabin restaurant ‘in Lenox’. Everything West of Boston seems to conflate. It was/is in Holyoke, Jay. An hour away. Jay once dated Lisa Druck aka Rielle Hunter. Wonder if she was that date?

Make Mama ‘Succulent Salmon’. RecipeDetours. So easy.

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May 9, 2012

Love&Marriage

Go together like a horse and carriage. Can’t have one without the other. Fine. I personally do not care if men marry women, women marry men, women marry women, men marry men. Local gentry can make it elementary. All I care about is that if you have kids, be parents first. That rarely seems to happen. Live together. Get married. Whatever. Just take care of your kids if you have them!

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May 8, 2012

Election 2012: Most Boring Ever?


Matt Taibbi and I agree. Obama v. ZZZomney. Where’s Sarah when we need her?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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