The Newest Members of Our Family

Forget about my beautiful niece Mercedes Sofia, here are the NEWEST members of our family. Meet Paulina and Eusebio (not pictured) Dwarf Gourami...

Foolish Balloon

Touch the Foolish Balloon to hear a beautiful song by a very talented songwriter I happen to know; Ian Natanek...

Max's Delicious Apple Turnovers

Yum! He was inspired and whipped these up without a recipe...

Y Me He Equivocado; Great Song!!

Los Tres Reyes - Y Me He Equivocado (Fuego en la Sangre).mp3

Hopped Up on Hibiscus

Our dog's drug of choice is the Hibiscus flower, or "reds" as she calls them. That damn Great Dane down the street gave her the first one for free and now she's hooked on the things. She says she can stop any time, but we know better. We're planning an intervention shortly, but I'm sorry to say I'm not really hopeful...

I Used to Love the Rain...

There was a time, not too long ago in fact, that the sound of a driving rain on the roof was a soothing and beautiful one to me. All that changed a couple of years ago when our basement flooded and we lost so many things; some, as a MasterCard commercial might say, priceless. This photo, for example. I came across it today as I was cleaning my desk...

My Italian Wedding Soup with Turkey Meatballs

Loosely based on a Barefoot Contessa recipe, I made this delicious soup tonight.

My Sad Day

I got a speeding ticket in La Grange and broke my favorite mixing bowl. I took out my frustrations by beating Mayor Tortimer over the head with my butterfly net.