I am finally in Seattle.
I was supposed to be here in March.
I was supposed to be here again in early August.
Obviously, those trips didn’t happen. We were blessed with a …
Thoughts from a ‘first’ flight
Becoming British at television time
I decided to leave the kitchen table this week for the short walk to the family den and the “TV couch.”
My after-work days beginning in March were in danger of …
Two talents unite in By the Tracks Catering
The moment you sit down with Jeff Carter and Nancy Kendrick, it is obvious that this culinary duo is a hand-in-glove partnership.
By the Tracks Catering, the name of the enterprise …
Twitter bird sang off-key
Hacked.
My Twitter account was hacked last week, and I’m STILL dealing with the side-effects.
I don’t have any big secrets or even a lot of personal information on my Twitter account. …
Tears, fears and college drop-offs
A lot of my younger friends are posting pictures this week of their pride-and-joys beginning their college years. My Facebook and Instagram feeds show these happy young men and women …
Escaping to Chateau Elan
I don’t write much about the third love-of-my-life.
First, of course, is family, and Kitchen Table Talk centers around family quite often.
Second is friends, and they get a pretty good representation, …
Washing the china, remembering the legacy
A recent family dinner party found me alone in the kitchen, cleaning up after guests had left and family were in bed.
I could have waited until morning when I would …
The power of STAR
A lot of good ideas are born from the unbridled minds of young people faced with choosing a thesis project for their master’s degrees.
STAR, Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, in …