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In the spirit of Mocha Momma

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

In the spirit of Mocha Momma's brilliant "Cuppa the Day". My Twining's English Breakfast tea is steeped with the treacherous cold waters of the Cape. It is delicious and a deep red. Strong gusts of wind drive sheets of rain across the deck. The gabble of the sailors fades in and ...

Shitball fork

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Rachel sent some of her delicious cake along with us and one more great story before we left Kansas City. As she covered the cake with aluminum foil she presented us with a plain fork and said, "I'm including this shitball fork. Let me explain." Her dad, Dennis, is forever buying ...

Kansas City, you done us right

Monday, October 9th, 2006

I put in a full day preparing the house for winter. This included vacuuming out the cold air intakes, changing the furnace's air filter and putting on our storm windows. The windows take the longest. After about four hours I told C_ that I loved her as I went out ...